Curiously enough, this is the only year the blend has had more than 8% Cabernet Franc, and winemaker Jean-Pascal Lacaze thinks Cabernet Franc (which was better than ever in 2016) has contributed enormously to the nuance and elegance here. While it keeps the classical Domus style and the Maipo character, it’s a lot subtler, fresh and balanced. The sloping, hillside vineyard contains complex, gravel-based soils. Planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in 1970, the 45-acre Via Quebrada de Macul is the pride and joy of owners Ricardo and Isabel Pea. It’s the most elegant Domus to date, with a level of precision that is not easy to achieve. Domus Aurea is the top wine from Via Quebrada de Macul, widely considered one of the top Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in Chile’s Maipo Valley. I love this 2016, a subtler wine that is more introverted, shy and serious but with a level of complexity and depth, refinement and nuance I have not seen in any previous vintages. This is radically different from the 2015 I tasted next to it: 2015 was warm and dry, while 2016 cold and wet, and the wines show it. The élevage was in French oak barrels, 53% of them new, and lasted 16 to 18 months. Domus Aurea is often compared to French wines Grand. Part of the wine underwent malolactic in tanks and part in barrel. Domus Aurea - the most famous and award-winning wine made at the winery of Clos Quebrada De Macul. After a cold soak that lasted around 12 days, the grapes started fermenting spontaneously in stainless steel. The 2016 Domus Aurea, one of the most classical among the Cabernets from Maipo, contains 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot that were harvested early-ish, before the big rains. Balance and density untill a generous finish of ripe wild berries, noble spices and an automnal spirit promessing a charming complexity to come.“2016 was one of the most unusual vintages in Chile in recent times, as it was much colder than usual and rained a lot. The mouth is all about roundness and fleshy texture, also offering deepness thanks to its good structure made of velvety fine tannins. This 61-acre site was planted back in 1970 and soon became the top-quality fruit that was sold to numerous fine wineries. It is located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains and utilizes the fruit of one of Chile’s finest vineyards, the Clos Quebrada de Macul. Fresh leather, tobacco, noble spicy wood and dried aromatic herbs rise then above underbrush tones with peppery and meaty accents. Domus Aurea, literally Golden House, is owned by the Pena Family. TASTING NOTES ✸ The 2015 starts with a deep and lively ruby garnet and offers a quite exhuberant nose of ripe and candied fruits like cherries, blackcurrants and plums with candied lavander. Soft fining with egg whites and very light filtration finish the process. Wood mainly comes from center, Tronçais and Nièvre. Vinification was traditional, as with all Pargua vintages, with a slow and long extraction.įor the 2015 vintage, Pargua aged 18 months in barrels, 60% in new, with varying degrees of medium toast. As for the quality of wines, this year presented very good aromatic expression, juicy and well-structured tannins intensity.
However, no precipitation occurred during flowering or harvest, favoring the health of the grapes. The total rainfalls exceeded the records of previous season, but were below to those experienced in the 2012-2013 seasons. In turn he recorded the lowest number of frosty days. HARVEST ✸ Maipo presented high temperatures during the season, which made the record of the highest thermal sum of the last three seasons, winning March 20 being the hottest day since 2012 with 36.2 ☌. 2007 Vina Quebrada de Macul Domus Aurea Clos Quebrada Macul Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo Valley for sale on WineBid. The Domus Aurea 2016 is a red wine made by Quebrada de Macul from the region of Maipo Valley based on petit verdot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc of. The velvety texture keeps moving on untill a generous finish made of ripe spicy berries and grilled aromatic herbs. The mouth is round and juicy, offering a good and balanced body, well backed up by fine integrated tannins. Then come floral tones, subtle spicy oak and meaty accents. TASTING NOTES ✸ Showing a deep and brilliant garnet, the 2015 gives a nose with slightly licourous fruits like cassis and plums. For the 2015 vintage, Anka aged 12 months in barrels, 20% in new, with varying degrees of medium toast. As for the quality of wines, this year presented very good aromatic expression, juicy and well-structured tannins intensity. Vinification was traditional, as with all Anka vintages, with a slow and long extraction. In turn he recorded the lowest number of frosty days. The total rainfalls exceeded the records of previous season, but were below to those experienced in the 2012-2013 seasons. However, no precipitation occurred during flowering or harvest, favoring the health of the grapes. HARVEST ✸ Maipo presented high temperatures during the season, which made the record of the highest thermal sum of the last three seasons, winning March 20 being the hottest day since 2012 with 36.2 ☌.
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