2005 Concha y Toro CASILLERO DEL DIABLO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Chile - 37.5cl Half Bottles
Name:
Concha y Toro CASILLERO DEL DIABLO Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Chile - 37.5cl Half Bottles - 2005
Where it's from:
>Chile
>Maipo
Price per case:
£121.64
Bottle size:
37.5 cl
Bottles per case:
24
Style:
Powerful Reds
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon / Carmenere
Description:
Casillero del Diablo offers wine lovers the very special opportunity to participate in the propagation of a century old legend known throughout the world. In the 19th century, the founder of Concha y Toro, Don Melchor, discovered that his vineyard workers were sampling his greatest wines.
To discourage this action, Don Melchor spread the rumor that his deepest, darkest cellar was the Casillero del Diablo (Cellar of the Devil), so that no one would dare go in there. It worked, and a legend was born. Today, this mysterious and legendary cellar continues to hold the finest, estate grown wines of Casillero del Diablo.
This wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Carmenere. After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, 70% of the wine is aged in small American oak for six to eight months, 30% is aged in stainless steel for 8 months.
A dark red coloured wine with a great bouquet of appealing ripe cherries, black currant and dark plums with a touch of vanilla and toasted oak. It is medium bodied with smooth and friendly tannins, well structured, perfectly balanced and boasts a satisfying and lingering finish.
