Product Overview
93 Points - Vinous
"The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Cota 500 is a Cabernet Sauvignon with 3% Syrah and Cabernet Franc from Maule aged for up to 11 months in used barrels. Red in the glass. The aromas range from black currant to aguaribay with a floral, linden-blossom backdrop. Voluminous with a terse texture, the new tannins grippy but fine-grained with a delicate expression. The finish is lengthy and a little herbal." -JH, Mar/2021
91 Points - Wine Advocate
"The 2019 Cota 500 Cabernet Sauvignon was produced with grapes from 25-year-old vines at the feet of the Andes in Maule (from the same place as the Chardonnay, on volcanic soils with stones and a little clay). It fermented destemmed with indigenous yeasts and matured in used French oak barrels for 10 to 12 months. It has 13.1% alcohol and balancing freshness. This is spicy and herbal, with freshness and red fruit, with very good acidity, impressive for a year like 2019. It's austere and medium-bodied, with very fine tannins and a long, dry finish. As with the Chardonnay, there is a noticeable improvement here. 40,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2020." -LG, 8/31/21
88 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"Baked aromas of raisin and prune come with notes of black licorice and cassis. Sharp acidity means this feels spiky and angular, while snappy, edgy plum and berry flavors don't run that deep. Shearing acidity adds scour to the finish." -MS, 9/1/21
