2011 Concha y Toro "Don Melchor" Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto sees a higher temperature during

sees a higher temperature during fermentation and roughly 20 days on skins

and as it heads into late adolescence

the 2013 Chardonnay North Slope sees 30% new and 70% used barrels

a touch reductive

Maintains good energy through the modestly toasted finish

2011 Concha y Toro "Don Melchor" Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto sees a higher temperature duringWith 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and some drops of Cabernet Franc, this comes from the traditional Tocornal Vineyard, planted in the mid 1970s. A cold vintage reveals its herbal, spicy flavours, but above all a crunchy, vivacious acidity and pungent tannins that need time in a bottle. A brilliant version of a classic.