Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Errazuriz |
Label Name: | Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve |
Vintage: | 1983 |
Country: | Chile |
Region: | Aconcagua Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 12% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 3 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vivino (Don Maximiano 1983) average 4. 4/5 (approx. 54 ratings). Don Maximiano line has earned high scores across vintages (examples: Descorchados 98 for 2021; James Suckling 97 for 2022)
Tasting Note
Mature, medium-bodied Cabernet with dried black fruit, tobacco, cedar, leather, cocoa and dried fig; refined, velvety tannins and bright acidity with a long, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef bourguignon, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Chinese char siu or Peking duck, miso-braised short ribs, braised beef with soy and star anise.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Cabernet; fermented with extended maceration; traditionally pressed and aged approximately 18–24 months in French oak barrels before bottling (cork closure).
Vineyard Info
Viña Errázuriz, founded by Don Maximiano Errázuriz in 1870 in Aconcagua Valley; family-owned estate and producer of Chile's flagship Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve since the early 1980s.