Named after the founder of the winery, Don Melchor de Concha y Toro, this wine has become a symbol of the best that the land and the winemaker's hand can produce in Chile. The Puente Alto Vineyard in the Maipo Valley has the perfect combination of climate and soils for producing world-class wine: the climate is ideal and predictable, and the soil is poor and gravelly to reduce yields and increase concentration naturally. After fermentation, the wine is matured in the finest French oak barriques f...

Deep ruby. Powerful blackberry, cassis and mocha aromas are enormously appealing and seem almost too big for the glass. Weighty dark berry flavors offer excellent palate coverage, with gentle tannins adding shape and suave minerality giving lift. Finishes with impressive clarity and persistence. This wine is sourced from a single site, the Puente Alto vineyard.

Community Tasting Notes (average 85.7 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 3 notes)

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by Wine & Spirits Magazine on 10/07

Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 171 on Jun-07

Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator

Rating for Chile: 89 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>

had at Onyx from pvt cellar of the owner. great place

I bough in buffalo

96