First release: Cristóbal Undurraga 2023

Alto Maipo is the best place for cabernet sauvignon in Chile. The blend of climate and soil offer the perfect terroir for this variety. The warm days and cool nights, and the stoney, alluvial soils of the fourth alluvial terraces of the River Maipo produce a blackcurrant-scented wine with hints of cedar. The very small yields of 27hl/ha produce a firm and concentrated wine matured for 18 months in 225-litre barriques to soften the ripe tannins. More vertical than horizontal, this is fine and elegant wine of great length and poise. One of Chile’s best cabernet sauvignons. Enjoy with a rib of beef. Drink from 2030 to 2043. 13.5%

A field blend from the Mediterranean-like climate of Maule of approximately cariñena 70%, garnacha 10% and cinsault 10% with small amounts of cabernet sauvignon, carmenère, malbec, país and even some muscat and torontel. Intense yet fresh aromas of black, sun-baked fruit are backed up with a palate offering a natural old vine concentration of flavour from small yields of 24-36hl/ha. The cariñena lends great length of flavour and firm but not dry tannins. The softer and more floral garnacha and cinsault contribute the flesh around the bone offsetting the structure from the cariñena. This is not a fruit bomb, but a taut, balanced wine, ripe yet fresh, with impressive grip and controlled power. It needs a couple of years to round out the tannins when it will become a great match for oxtail, or a shoulder of lamb or pork. One of Chile’s best Mediterranean-style blends. Drink from 2028 to 2040. 14%