EPU by Almaviva

Der EPU ist der Zweitwein von Almaviva. Der Wein aus klassischen Bordeaux-Reben reift 12 Monate in französischer Eiche. Das Bukett ist tief, konzentriert und komplex. Am Gaumen ist der Wein kräftig, dicht und körperreich mit einer straffen Tanninstruktur. Er hinterlässt im Laufe der Entwicklung Ausgewogenheit, Harmonie und einzigartige Länge.

94 Punkte Falstaff
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, gute Tiefe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feine Edelholznuancen, etwas Karamell und Brombeeren, zarte Crème de Cassis unterlegt. Saftig, reife rote Waldbeeren, Herzkirschen, seidige, tragende Tannine, gute Frische, elegant und trotz Jugend bereits balanciert, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter, wird seit Jahrgang 2019 am Platz Bordeaux distribuiert.

94 Punkte Suckling
Lots of finely roasted sweet spice and roasted sesame to the blackberries, cassis and iron, together with hints of blue fruit and cured meat. A medium-to full-bodied palate, filled with rather generous sweet berries. Fleshy, supple and savory with quite fine-grained tannins and a long finish. First year with 10% new wood. 81% cabernet sauvignon, 12% carmenere, 5% merlot and 2% cabernet franc. Already delicious, but can hold, too.

94 Punkte Robert Parker
The current release of their second wine is the Epu. It's selected from the same terroir and vineyard in Puente Alto, one of the most reputed places for Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile, but from the younger vines (five- to 20-year-old vines) and harvested a little earlier to preserve acidity and fruit. In the warm and dry 2020 vintage, the wine was produced with a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Carmenere, 5% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, usually higher in Cabernet and lower in Carmenere than Almaviva. It has red ripe berries, the textbook blackberries and cassis and some creamy oak. It's ripe at 14.8% alcohol and has mellow acidity, good freshness and balance, with a pH of 3.71 and 4.8 grams of acidity (tartaric). It matured for 12 months in French barriques, 10% new and 90% second use. The wine has a bright nose with a clean note of baked "morrón" peppers intermixed with red berry compote. It has a velvety plate with the luxurious texture of the modern Bordeaux, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It's approachable and round but should reward some time in bottle. This is a pretty serious Epu. 75,000 bottles produced. It was bottled at the end of 2021 and the first days of 2022. This is the second vintage sold through the Place de Bordeaux négociant system.