Almaviva 2023 (6x75cl OWC)

Description

By Vinous in 2025 (JH95)
The 2023 Blend Almaviva is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Sourced from a warm, dry vintage, this reflects the character of the year, though the winery has managed it with notable finesse. The nose delivers aromas of lavender, violet and blood orange, followed by hints of plum, blackberry and soft spices. Generous and juicy on the palate, this offers enveloping volume, fine-grained tannins and a fresh, sustained finish. Exceptionally well-crafted for the vintage, the 2023 once again secures its place among the top wines of Puente Alto.

By Wine Advocate in 2025 (WA95)
The 2023 Almaviva aromatically leads with its Carménère component in this vintage, featuring typical merkén spice notes blended with gravel dust, dried herbs and anise aromas, all set against a bright, red-fruited core. The palate is lush and velvety but supported by a lively, tensile spine, leading to a refined, sturdy finish that emphasizes lush fruit flavors, polished tannins and an oak-derived backdrop. This is a decidedly fruit-driven yet still elegant expression of Almaviva, and its one that will be accessible in its youth as more structured vintages continue to mature in the cellar. This blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot matured for 20 months in 73% new French oak

By Jeb Dunnuck in 2025 (JD97)
An assemblage of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with 19% Carménère, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, this cuvée used to include Merlot until vintage 2019. The 2023 Almaviva is exceptionally well-made, expansive in tannins and rich cassis and strawberry fruit with secondary notes of graphite, dried herb, black olive, and pencil shavings. A dry year in which temperatures were warm but not as warm as a year like 2020, and where the grapes were picked on the earlier side, it is a balanced, accessible wine with moderate density and notable freshness, the texture smooth and round.