Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve 2018

The red 2018 Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec, 7% Carmenere, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc that fermented in stainless steel, open vats and eggs and matured in French oak barrels, 65% of them new, for 22 months. The oak is perfectly integrated, and the wine has a fresh profile with 13.5% alcohol and a creamy texture with refined tannins and a long, dry and vibrant finish. This is a serious wine, somewhat a little shy, pure, balanced ad subtle, very complete and with integrated oak. It's juicy but also fine and probably the best of the modern vintages so far. 64,193 bottles produced. It is bottled in three lots from a single master blend.

The 2018 Villa Don Maximiano is a blend of 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Syrah, 21% Malbec, 16% Cabernet Franc, 7% Grenache and 5% Mourvèdre from Panquehue, aged for 22 months in French barrels, 50% of them new. The intense, precise nose offers notes of sour cherry and black currant and hints of liqueur before giving way to floral aromas and black tea. Juicy in the mouth with good structure and firm, fine-grained tannins; the flow is a little compact but the freshness and balance are just right.