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NEWS DON MELCHOR / UNITED STATES
SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION OF DON MELCHOR AT 2016 NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE THE ICON CABERNET SAUVIGNON FROM THE ALTO MAIPO, DON MELCHOR, PARTICIPATED IN THE 36TH EDITION OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED WINE EVENT OF THE YEAR, ORGANIZED BY WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE.
On October 20–22, more than 265 wineries were on hand in New York City to participated in the latest edition of the Wine Spectator Wine Experience and offer attendees some of the best wines in the world, including one of the most outstanding, the 2012 Don Melchor, ranked 95 points in the publication’s May edition. In the exclusive event, Isabel Guilisasti, Wines of Origin Marketing Manager, had the opportunity to comment on the unique characteristics that give rise to this icon Cabernet Sauvignon and
explain how the wine has been positioned among the world’s greatest representatives of the variety. The successful event, which was also attended by Viña Concha y Toro President Alfonso Larraín, has become on of the most important and most respected in the industry, bringing together 2,400 people who meet each year to taste the magazine’s top-ranked wines of the year.
DON MELCHOR / CHILE
OUTSTANDING 96 POINTS FOR DON MELCHOR IN CHILE’S MOST IMPORTANT WINE GUIDE DESCORCHADOS, THE ANNUAL WINE GUIDE BY JOURNALIST PATRICIO TAPIA, GRANTED AN EXTRAORDINARY 96 POINTS TO THE 2013 VINTAGE OF DON MELCHOR AND ALSO INCLUDED IT AMONG THE BEST REDS, BEST CABERNET SAUVIGNONS, AND BEST WINES OF ALTO MAIPO. The influential 2017 Descorchados wine guide published annually by specialized journalist Patricio Tapia distinguished the 2013 Don Melchor with 96 points, thereby confirming the consistency and excellence of the icon Cabernet Sauvignon of Alto Maipo. Under the charge of Enrique Tirado, the 2013 vintage was also named among the Best Reds, Best Cabernet Sauvignons, and Best Wines of Alto Maipo, thereby ratifying Don Melchor’s position as one of the most emblematic representatives of the variety in Chile and abroad.
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA / CANADA
GREAT PRESS COVERAGE FOR WINEMAKER MARCELO PAPA’S TOUR ON OCTOBER 2–6, WINEMAKER MARCELO PAPA MET WITH INFLUENTIAL JOURNALISTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RETAIL COMMUNITY IN THREE OF CANADA’S MOST IMPORTANT CITIES: TORONTO, CALGARY, AND VANCOUVER.
During the first week of October, winemaker Marcelo Papa visited Canada to tour some of the country’s major cities. In Toronto, Papa participated in the “CH Morning Live” television program and was interviewed by Toronto Star correspondent Carolyn Hammond, and took advantage of the opportunity to show some wines from the Marques de Casa Concha portfolio. Papa then led a lunch with specialized journalists, where he presented the line’s Chardonnay, Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon.
That afternoon he met with Konrad Ejbic, who comments on wine for an important local YouTube channel and spoke at depth about the qualities of the Cabernet Sauvignon and the milestones Marques de Casa Concha has reached over the course of its 40-year history. Also in Toronto, Papa led in a pairing dinner in conjunction with critic David Lawrason of wine Align. The guests included Toronto’s most important bloggers, members of the LCBP, and consumers.
In Calgary the winemaker led a lunch with members of the trade, participated in a seminar, and closed with a pairing dinner for local journalists and bloggers. And in Vancouver he was interviewed by Terry David Mulligan of the Tasting Room radio show and was invited to the CTV Noon News television program.
Marcelo concluded his activities over lunch with wine writers and lifestyle journalists followed by tasting the latest vintages from the Marques de Casa Concha portfolio with important consultants, customers, and members of the press.
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA / BRAZIL
MARCELO PAPA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA IN BRAZIL OCTOBER 17–21, WINEMAKER MARCELO PAPA TRAVELED TO SAO PAULO, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND FLORIANÓPOLIS FOR A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATION OF THE BRAND’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY.
As part of the events organized to celebrate Marques de Casa Concha’s 40th anniversary, Marcelo Papa traveled to Brazil to visit key members of the trade and host a successful pairing dinner at the Cantaloup Restaurant in Sao Paulo in conjunction with Ville Du Vin in honor of the brand’s outstanding history.
The winemaker chose Brazil to celebrate the activity because it is one of Marques de Casa Concha’s most important markets in the world. Forty guests, including the brand’s key customers in the Brazilian market were able to taste the line’s complete portfolio and enjoy live music along with a menu especially prepared for these wines.
Marcelo later traveled to Río de Janeiro to offer sales force training for important clients of the brand and to have lunch with journalists and influencers, and finally he went to Florianópolis and meet with local
bloggers and other members of the press, thereby bringing his latest brand tour to a successful close in Brazil.
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA / CHILE
EXTRAORDINARY SCORES FOR MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA THE SUPER PREMIUM LINE EARNED HIGH PRAISE IN THE 2017 EDITION OF THE INFLUENTIAL DESCORCHADOS WINE GUIDE.
The Descorchados guide heaped great scores on the brand led by winemaker Marcelo Papa. The annual publication by wine writer Patricio Tapia is widely considered to be Chile’s most important wine guide, and the 2017 edition included tastings of 1,800 national wines. In the current edition, the 2015 Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay received 94 points and was named among the country’s Best Chardonnays and the Best Wines of Limarí. The 2014 vintage of
the Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Carmenere all earned 92 points, and the latter was also selected for the list of the Best Wines of Cachapoal. The 2014 Merlot received 91 points and was considered one of the Best Merlots.
WINES OF ORIGIN / CHILE
EDITORS OF INTERNATIONAL WINE REVIEW IN CHILE MICHAEL POTASHNIK AND DONALD WINKLER VISITED VIÑA CONCHA Y TORO DURING THEIR MOST RECENT VISIT TO CHILE TO PARTICIPATE IN NUMEROUS TASTINGS.
With the objective of learning about the latest trends in Chilean wine as well as Concha y Toro’s Wines of Origin portfolio, Michael Potashnik and Donald Winkler visited Pirque on October 20. The experts participated in a tasting that was divided into themes, beginning with coastal wines and the 2015 Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, during which they stressed the character the Limaría Valley imparts to these wines, as well as their tremendous freshness and minerality.
A second grouping focused on the different Carmeneres in the Wines of Origin portfolio—the 2014 Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Carmenere, the 2014 Terrunyo Carmenere—as well as the Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maipo Valley in the Marques de Casa Concha and Terrunyo lines. Michael Potashnik especially praised the wines from the Terrunyo line for their great elegance and balance. Finally, in the Don Melchor tasting, winemaker Isabel Mitarakis presented the 2010 and 2013 vintages of the icon Cabernet from the Alto Maipo Valley.
WINES OF ORIGIN / CHILE
ASIAN MARKET EXPERTS VISIT CONCHA Y TORO OCTOBER 21. TWO IMPORTANT WINE EXPERTS FROM ASIA—SIMONE MADDEN-GREY OF HONG KONG AND JASON LIU OF TAIWAN, MET WITH PART OF THE CONCHA Y TORO WINES OF ORIGIN TEAM TO TASTE THE MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA AND GRAVAS LINES AS WELL AS THE ICON CABERNET SAUVIGNON OF CHILE, DON MELCHOR. Two major figures in the world of wine visited Viña Concha y Toro in October. Simone Madden-Gray, the celebrated Hong Kong writer, educator, consultant, and author of numerous articles for The Drinks Business Reader, Wine Times, and Spirito di Vino Asia arrived in Pirque with Jason Liu, independent Taiwanese wine critic who regularly writes for Vintage-LUXE magazine and Icheers. The two experts had the opportunity to taste some of the wines from the Marques de Casa Concha portfolio, including the 2015 Chardonnay, which Jason Liu called a very special wine with great potential. They also tasted the 2015 Marques de Casa Concha País Cinsault, 2015 Pinot Noir, 2014 Carmenere, 2014 Merlot, 2014 Syrah, and 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon as well as the limited edition version of the latter, and praised the line’s tremendous elegance and fresher character that winemaker Marcelo Papa has achieved in recent years.
Madden-Grey and Liu also tasted the Gravas line with winemaker Isabel Mitarakis, who also presented the 2013 vintage of Don Melchor, which both considered an impressive wine of great character and complexity, and in fact, ‘very close to perfection.’
RECOGNITIONS
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
96 pts
95 pts
95 pts
DON MELCHOR 2013
GRAVAS DEL MAIPO SYRAH 2015
GRAVAS ROJAS
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
94 pts
93 pts
97 pts
GRAVAS BLANCAS
AMELIA
The Chosen Wine from Bío Bío SAUVIGNON BLANC 2016
CHARDONNAY 2015
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015
The Chosen Wine from Pirque TERRUNYO
CABERNET SAUVIGNON LOTE Nº1 2014
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
96 pts
95 pts
93 pts
TERRUNYO
TERRUNYO
TERRUNYO
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
94 pts
93 pts
92 pts
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
CHARDONNAY 2015
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
92 pts
91 pts
93 pts
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
MARQUES DE CASA CONCHA
SYRAH 2014
MERLOT 2014
GRAN RESERVA SERIE RIBERAS
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2016
CARMENERE 2015
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014
CARMENERE 2014
SYRAH 2015
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
DESCORCHADOS 2017
92 pts
92 pts
91 pts
GRAN RESERVA SERIE RIBERAS
GRAN RESERVA SERIE RIBERAS
GRAN RESERVA SERIE RIBERAS
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2016
MALBEC 2015
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015
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