Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Aristos |
Label Name: | Duque Cabernet Sauvignon (2025 Release) |
Vintage: | 2012 |
Country: | Chile |
Region: | Cachapoal (Andes foothills) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores for nearby vintages: Wine Advocate 2010: 94; Wine Advocate 2013: 94 (also James Suckling 94); Wine Advocate 2014: 95+; James Suckling 2014: 96
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and plum with graphite, cedar and mountain herbs; elegant, mineral-driven core, firm fine-grained tannins and a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb with rosemary, aged cheeses; Korean barbecue, char siu or hoisin-glazed duck, Sichuan-style beef, mushroom hot pot.
Production Method
Destemmed, fermented in small open tanks with gentle extraction and gravity transfers; extended fermentations (weeks), malolactic in barrel and ~24 months ageing in French oak.
Vineyard Info
Aristos (Parra family project) with François Massoc and Louis‑Michel Liger‑Belair; single‑vineyard, high‑altitude Cabernet from Cachapoal Andes on alluvial/limestone soils.