2020 Viñedo Chadwick

98 POINTS

Zekun Shuai - JamesSuckling.com

Deep nose, but also precise and nuanced, with high-grade cigar box, fresh red berries, currants, charcoal, grilled meat and olives. Fine cocoa bean and mint, too. Ultra-fine and polished with a very precise, rather linear palate for cabernet. Precise, restrained, classy and long with a hint of creme de cassis in the end. 100% cabernet sauvignon.

97 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby with purple reflections and good depth, subtly lighter at the rim. Subtle smoky notes and a subtle hint of plum framed by coffee aromas. Dense on the palate, with juicy, almost lush fruit and tannins that are powerful, soft, fine and ripe as well as surrounded by freshness. Structure, fruit and freshness harmonize to create a promising, balanced and elegant food companion with potential for years of ageing.

97 POINTS

Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2020 Viñedo Chadwick fermented in stainless steel and concrete or troncoconic vats, and this year more of the wine matured in Stockinger foudre—more than 25% of the volume—for 22 months. They did a softer extraction to compensate for the warmer year, and the moderate alcohol helped to keep the oak extraction to a minimum; as a result, the wine comes through as very harmonious and elegant. It has good ripeness and an absence of herbal and minty aromas; the wine from older vines behaves better—the grapes ripen and the alcohol (with good management of the irrigation) with moderate yields produce this unique Cabernet. The palate is round and velvety, keeping very good freshness and a texture and mouthfeel that does not reflect a warmer year at all. This is delicate and juicy with very good intensity of fruit and no room for sweetness or over-ripeness. A triumph over the natural conditions of the year. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled the 1st of February 2022.

97 POINTS

Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2020 Viñedo Chadwick fermented in stainless steel and concrete or troncoconic vats, and this year more of the wine matured in Stockinger foudre—more than 25% of the volume—for 22 months. They did a softer extraction to compensate for the warmer year, and the moderate alcohol helped to keep the oak extraction to a minimum; as a result, the wine comes through as very harmonious and elegant. It has good ripeness and an absence of herbal and minty aromas; the wine from older vines behaves better—the grapes ripen and the alcohol (with good management of the irrigation) with moderate yields produce this unique Cabernet. The palate is round and velvety, keeping very good freshness and a texture and mouthfeel that does not reflect a warmer year at all. This is delicate and juicy with very good intensity of fruit and no room for sweetness or over-ripeness. A triumph over the natural conditions of the year. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled the 1st of February 2022.

97 POINTS

Anne Krebiehl MW - Falstaff

Just a subtle note of plummy ripeness peeps through the smokiness on the nose, edged by a hint of coffee. The palate is dense, with juicy, almost luscious fruit and tannins that are bold, smooth, fine and ripe. This is a big wine but framed in freshness. Structure, fruit and freshness harmonise to present a most promising, balanced, elegant wine.

95 POINTS

Jesica Vargas - Wine Enthusiast

Complex and elegant, this premium wine from Puente Alto in Maipo Valley opens with aromas of blackberry, cherry and thyme. It's full bodied with a mineral character and energetic acidity. Honest strawberry and red-plum flavors combine on the juicy midpalate and linger throughout the finish with light notes of mint and tobacco.

94 POINTS

Joaquin Hidalgo - Vinous

The 2020 Viñedo Chadwick was made in a warm, early ripening year and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 22 months, three quarters in new French barrels and the rest in foudres . The ripe nose features blackcurrant, ripe plum and blackberry underneath prominent herbal notes and sweet spices aromas from the aging process. Intense with a rich palate. The wood takes control in the mouth before the slightly compact finish is compensated for by the velvety, opulent feel. A pure wine with a fruity finish.