VIÑA REQUINGUA | Potro De Piedra | Family Reserve | 2016
cabernet sauvignon | cabernet franc
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Today we are also going to review an icon red wine from that is a blend between two of Chile‘s famous wine regions: Curicó Valley & Maule Valley – Potro De Piedra Family Reserve 2016 by Viña Requingua. This wine is a blend of two varieties that were sourced from two different regions: cabernet sauvignon (85%) and cabernet franc (15%). Viña Requingua have 500 hectares dedicated to their icon vines with another 500 hectares under long-term contract growers. The vineyards are located in 3 valleys – Curicó Valley, Maule Valley and Colchagua Valley, where soils diversity and a the mediterranean-like climate with dry summers, radiant days and cool nights help the grapes attain their maximum potential. All the wines are conceived to maximize the unique expression of the terroir in each vineyard. This particular wine has been aged for 18 months in new french oak barrels in order to gain more complexity and elegance. That said and without further ado, let’s take a look at the wine tasting results.
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Take a look at the tasting notes below and our detailed assessment of the wine:
//Visual
colour: deep ruby color
clarity: hazy ruby shades
//Olfactory
intensity: powerful & gamey
fruit profile: black fruits
__black fruits: black cherry | black plum | blackcurrant | casis | bramble | blackberry | aronia berry
fruit character: ripe & overripe
//Flavor
non fruit: spice | oak | savory | earthy | other
__spice: black pepper | cloves | nutmeg | tonka seeds
__oak: roasted oakwood | oaktree bark | charred wood | sweet tobacco | charcoal
__savory: barnyard | horse saddle | leather | game | musk
__earthy: black soil | pencil lead | quartz
__other: brettanomyces
primary layer: savory-gamey
//Palate
sweetness: dry
acidity: high
alcohol: high
tannin: medium+
__grip: firm
balance: good
__dominant: alcohol & acidity
body: firm & heady | full body
//Taste
fruit profile: black fruits
fruit character: ripe & overripe
non fruit: spice & oak
finish: long
aftertaste: crisp & seedy
//Scoring
VIÑA REQUINGUA | Potro De Piedra | Family Reserve | 2016
variety: cabernet sauvignon | cabernet franc
country: Chile
region: Curicó Valley & Maule Valley
rating: 93.4
//Conclusion
maturity: developing | age for another 3-4 years
verdict: great | a must try wine
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This is definitely a great wine of Chile and, with a total of 93.4 points scored, this wine is right there, among the best wines we’ve rated so far. Check our complete database on the wine rating page, where you can find all the wines that we have tasted and reviewed or go to the about us page and find out more about our exquisite rating system.
Verdict: this is a quite firm and heady cabernet blend, with a bold and well structured mouthfeel. The wine is still developing, therefore we would recommend to give it 3 or 4 more years of bottle ageing, in order to enjoy it at its finest. On the nose the wine brings a mixture of ripe and overripe black fruits and some nuanced hints of brettanomyces in the foreground, followed by a spicy-oaky background and a very rustic, earthy layer in between the two. On the palate the wine delivers exuberant acidity, firm and ripe tannins and an overwhelming touch of alcoholic warmth showing through on the mouthfeel, which leads to a seedy-crisp aftertaste. All in all, this is a quite gamey and musky wine, with a nuanced, terroir-driven accent, yet a wine that is slightly off the balance, but still very enjoyable. Our recommendation is to pair it with umami-rich and delicate meats, like for example an extra-rare filet mignon steak or tournedos rossini. Enjoy!
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