Torres Manso de Valesco Cabernet Sauvignon Vieja Vinas

Wine information: Miguel Torres acquired a small winery in Curicó, in the Chilean central valley, in 1979. It was the first foreign company to back Chilean vineyard production. After almost thirty years, those original 100 hectares have turned into 445 hectares of vineyards owned by the company itself. The excellent climate conditions for cultivating grapevines, with great temperature differences between night and day and lands free of grape phylloxera, have contributed to the fact that sublime wines are being made in lands from where one can view the greatness of the Andes, crowned by snow and a noble beauty. As of 2010 Miguel Torres Chile is directed by Miguel Torres Maczassek, a fifth generation Torres winemaker who moved to Chile with his family in order to maintain the tradition and passion for winemaking that the Torres family has demonstrated for over a hundred years. This wine pays homage to the former Governor of Chile, Manso de Velasco. A brave man and an entrepreneur, he was famousfor his strength on the battlefield, and was the founder of Curicó, where these vineyards are located. Miguel Torres was one of the first foreign investors to buy land in Chile attracted by the special climatic conditions of this region. In 1979 Torres purchased one hundred hectares of vineyard and a winery in the Curicó area. With him, Miguel Torres brought his family’s long tradition of wine-making and over one hundred years of company history. The Single Vineyard of Manso de Velasco is devoted exclusively to the Cabernet Sauvignon that produces this intense and deeply-pigmented wine. Torres reserve this vineyard exclusively for the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon that makes an extraordinary wine characterised by its deep and intense colour derived from century-old vines. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes: Torres Manso de Valesco Cabernet Sauvignon has an intense violet colour. Extraordinarily rich aroma of ripe fruit, dense (red fruits) with hints of toast and mint. Palate of great dimension, round and complex, there are fruity notes, clove and cocoa. Fine tannins and creamy background from aging in French Nevers oak barrels.

 
     

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