A dry, mild harvest that stayed with us until the end of April contributed to the success of the 2005 red wine vintage in the Maipo Valley. The slow incremental development of the fruit gave the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot excellent balance between sugar content and phenolic maturity. Tighter spacing and green harvesting resulted in lower yields, and this gave us intense yet elegantly structured red wines. Beginning with its lovely purple colour, this wine is the epitome of elegance. Its rich ...