NEWSLETTER
FINE WINE COLLECTION MARCH – APRIL 2017
NEWS DON MELCHOR / UNITED STATES
DON MELCHOR EARNS 96 POINTS IN WINE SPECTATOR-THE HIGHEST SCORE EVER FOR A CHILEAN WINE WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE RECOGNIZED THE 2014 DON MELCHOR WITH AN OUTSTANDING 96 POINTS, MAKING IT THE TOP-RANKING CHILEAN WINE IN THAT PUBLICATION.
The influential magazine also selected it as one of its Top Wines—exceptional wines with high scores—making it the only Chilean wine in that category. Don Melchor was also entered among the Collectible Wines, which is a selection of wines with extraordinary potential and value over time.
This exceptional score is added to Don Melchor’s long list of achievements in Wine Spectator. It has appeared on the magazine’s 100 Best Wines of the World list eight times—and three of those times it was among the Top 10—which corroborates its position among the best Cabernet Sauvignons of Chile and the world.
Critic Kim Marcus said, “A ripe, rich and full-bodied red, with powerful flavors of dark cherry, plum pudding and currant that feature a lush creaminess. Firm and savory midpalate, ending with a long and refined finish that shows mineral and cocoa butter accents, supported by dusty tannins.”
“This new accolade fills us with pride and demonstrates that we are achieving our ongoing goal for Don Melchor—obtaining the expression of lively, concentrated fruit with very elegant tannins,” says Don Melchor winemaker Enrique Tirado.
DON MELCHOR / UNITED KINGDOM
TIM ATKIN GRANTS AN OUTSTANDING 97 POINTS TO THE 2013 DON MELCHOR THE 2013 VINTAGE OF THE ICON CABERNET SAUVIGNON FROM ALTO MAIPO WAS NAMED “WINE OF THE YEAR” IN THE BORDEAUX BLEND CATEGORY IN ATKIN’S RECENT REPORT ON CHILE. British wine critic and Master of Wine Tim Atkin highlighted the 2013 Don Melchor, Chile’s most iconic Cabernet Sauvignon, with an extraordinary 97 points, one of the highest scores in the report. He also named it the Wine of the Year in the Bordeaux Blend category. In March the British Master of Wine released a special report on Chile featuring more than 700 wines and that included special praise for Don Melchor, made by Enrique Tirado, calling it one of the best wines he had tasted. Don Melchor, from the famed Puente Alto terroir, has consistently earned the highest accolades over the course of its history and is one of Chile’s most award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the best representatives of the variety in the world.
“This is one of greatest ever releases of Don Melchor. The coolness of the vintage is evident in the freshness, poise and sheer elegance of this exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend. Focused and fine, with leafy, minty notes and dexterous oak integration”. Tim Atkin.
WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN / CHILE
CRITIC JAMES SUCKLING TASTES WITH THE WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN’S ENOLOGICAL TEAM ON APRIL 18, US WINE CRITIC JAMES SUCKLING MET WITH WINEMAKERS ENRIQUE TIRADO, MARCELO PAPA, AND MARCIO RAMÍREZ TO TASTE THE MOST RECENT WINES IN THE COMPANY’S WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN PORTFOLIO.
During his trip to Chile, the renowned American wine critic James Suckling met with Concha y Toro winemakers at the Hotel W in Santiago to taste the company’s most important wines. He had the opportunity to sit down with Don Melchor winemaker Enrique Tirado to taste the 2014 vintage, which he said would be one of the Wines of
the Year for 2017. The former editor of Wine Spectator also tasted the most recent vintages of the Marques de Casa Concha line with winemaker Marcelo Papa and the Terrunyo and Gran Reserva Serie Riberas lines with Marcio Ramírez, the winemaker responsible for the latter line and had excellent comments on them all.
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA / BRAZIL
MARCELO PAPA PARTICIPATES IN THE DESCORCHADOS WINE FAIR IN BRAZIL THE WINEMAKER ATTENDED THE LAUNCH OF THE BRAZILIAN VERSION OF THE CHILE’S MOST COMPLETE AND PRESTIGIOUS WINE GUIDE.
In an event attended by hundreds of people, Marcelo Papa presented numerous wines from the Marques de Casa Concha line that had been highlighted in the 2017 Descorchados, Chile’s most important wine guide. The Brazilian edition of the guide, now in its eighth year, was released on April 11 in the Praça São Lourenço in Sao Paulo. The fair was organized in conjunction with Adega magazine and attended by the most important wineries from Chile, Argentina, and
Brazil as well as journalists, sommeliers, and the magazine’s subscribers, who were able to taste some of the guide’s top wines. Concha y Toro winemaker Marcelo Papa participated with the 2013 Don Melchor, which earned 96 points, the 2015 Terrunyo Carmenere (95 points), and Marques de Casa Concha wines: the 2015 Chardonnay (94 points), 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon (93 points), and 2014 Carmenere (92 points), for yet another successful participation in one of the southern hemisphere’s most anticipated wine events.
WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN / CHILE
CONCHA Y TORO WINE AMBASSADOR’S EXTENSIVE ASIAN TOUR IN APRIL, PABLO PRESSAC, WINE AMBASSADOR FOR THE ASIAN ZONE, PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS EVENTS IN THIS IMPORTANT MARKET.
In Shanghai, Concha y Toro’s Ambassador to Asia, Pablo Pressac, conducted a variety of activities to promote the Marques de Casa Concha brand including training sessions for sales staff and meeting with important customers and sommeliers.
The Wine Ambassador was joined by Rodrigo Jackson, the Central Asia Managing Director, to host an event that presented Marques de Casa Concha’s new image, which features an updated label design that reflects the line’s classic-contemporary spirit.
The event was held in the Lost Heaven Silk Road Restaurant in the exclusive Peninsula Hotel and attended by influential members of the local media who had the opportunity to interview the pair and taste some wines from the line.
Wuxi, Wenling, Singapore, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City. Some of the highlights included the Master Class on Chile’s flagship variety accompanied by “Republica del Cacao” chocolates in Seoul; the Carmenere Dinner with celebrated chef Bruno Ménard, who prepared four dishes with chocolate especially designed to pair with the variety; press luncheons, and tastings with sommeliers and customers.
Pressac also participated in a number of promotional activities focused on Carmenere in different cities in Asia including Seoul, Shanghai,
WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN / CHILE
KEUMYANG VISITS CHILE DURING THE HARVEST THE SALES TEAM FOR KEUMYANG, THE PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR FOR WINES OF ORIGIN IN KOREA, VISITED CHILE MARCH 6–9 TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VINEYARDS IN PUENTE ALTO, CACHAPOAL, AND MAULE.
During their visit to Chile, the Keumyang team made a number of field trips to learn more about some of Concha y Toro’s most emblematic vineyards.
They also visited the Don Melchor Vineyard in Puente Alto, where they saw soil pits and tasted the 2014 vintage of Don Melchor with winemaker Isabel Mitarakis.
In Pirque, Pablo Pressac, Concha y Toro’s Wine Ambassador to the Asian zone, led the group in a tasting of wines from the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas and the Marques de Casa Concha lines.
The Keumyang sales team also participated in the ‘Marques Night’ featuring the Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Limarí Valley as well as limited editions of both wines from the Biobío Valley and other varieties from the line.
Winemaker Marcio Ramírez received the group at the Peumo Valley in the Cachapoal Valley, where they were able to walk the vineyard, see the soil pits and differences in soils in the zone. Marcio then led them in a tasting of Carmenere from the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas, Marques de Casa Concha, and Terrunyo lines plus Carmín de Peumo. The group also visited the winery, where they participated in the crush process and harvested a few sectors of the Peumo Vineyard.
The next day they went to Viña Concha y Toro’s Innovation Center to learn about the winery’s projects, visit the laboratory, and meet with winemaker Héctor Urzúa to taste the Marques de Casa Concha Merlot, the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Syrah, and Vigno, three wines from the Maule Valley. During the tasting the winemaker also talked to the group about the valley’s topography, the influence of the rainfall in the zone, the different varieties that grow there, and the unique characteristics of each of the wines presented.
WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN / CHILE
ENGLISH EXPERT BRIAN FREEDMAN MEETS WITH WINEMAKERS
THE WINEWRITER FOR PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS FORBES AND JANCISROBINSON.COM WAS IN CHILE ON MARCH 9.
British expert Brian Freedman visited Pirque to meet with the winemakers and learn about some of the most innovative projects in the Wines of Origin portfolio. Winemaker Sebastián Rodríguez was in charge of presenting the Marques de Casa Concha wines, especially those focused on the line’s projects in Chile’s more extreme zones, such as the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Limarí and Biobío Valleys.
Winemaker Marcio Ramírez presented a transversal tasting of the company’s Carmeneres, beginning with the Gran Reserva Serie Riberas, Marques de Casa Concha, and Terrunyo, and then the session wrapped up with winemaker Isabel Mitarakis’s presentation of the 27th vintage of Don Melchor, Chile’s icon Cabernet Sauvignon.
WINES OF SPECIFIC ORIGIN / CHILE
IMPORTANT JAPANESE JOURNALIST AND SOMMELIERS VISIT PIRQUE AKI SHIDAKA, YUTA YOSHIDA, RYOHEI TAMARU, SHUNSUKE YAKUWA, AND JOURNALIST KUNIO BANSHO VISITED PIRQUE TO TASTE A LARGE PART OF THE WINES OF ORIGIN PORTFOLIO.
On April 20, the Japanese journalist and editor-in-chief of Wands magazine, Kunio Bansho, visited Concha y Toro accompanied by important Japanese sommeliers. The journalist returned to Pirque to learn about the latest developments in the Wines of Origin portfolio and chose the wines that will participate in guided seminars for major opinion leaders and sommeliers in the cities of Okinawa, Tokyo, and Shizuoka in June.
Winemaker Marcelo Papa presented the 2016 Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Chardonnay, 2016 Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay, 2016 Marques de Casa Concha Pinot Noir, 2015 Terrunyo Carmenere, 2015 Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Cabernet Sauvignon, and the 2015 Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon. The experts then met with winemaker Enrique Tirado, who led them in tasting the 2014 Don Melchor to conclude yet another successful visit with Bansho at Concha y Toro.
BRANDING MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA / PARAGUAY
SUCCESSFUL INAUGURATION OF THE MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA ROOM The prestigious Entrecote Restaurant in Asunción, Paraguay, has just inaugurated an entire room dedicated exclusively to Marques de Casa Concha. The event was attended by members of the
country’s leading media and specialized press, who tasted the line’s most recent vintages of in this special and unique setting, created exclusively for the brand.
RECOGNITIONS
WINE SPECTATOR
TIM ATKIN
WINE SPECTATOR
96 pts
97 pts
91 pts
DON MELCHOR 2014
DON MELCHOR 2013
TERRUNYO
THE DRINKS BUSSINES
WINE SPECTATOR
WINE & SPIRITS
Gold Medal
90 pts
92 pts
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
TOP WINE COLLECTIBLE WINE
PINOT NOIR 2015
WINE OF THE YEAR
CHARDONNAY 2015
CARMENERE 2015
CHARDONNAY 2015
MEDIA CLIPPING
MAGAZINE
WEB
WEB
WINE SPECTATOR
GRAPE EXPERIENCE
THE GOOD WINE GURU
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
WEB
BLOG
WEB
WINE DUDE
ENOFYLZ
SNOOTH
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
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