Errazuriz Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve 2014

On the nose, this wine is complex and exhibits rich and ripe aromas of bramble, raspberry and black cherry along with notes of bay leaf, cedar and bittersweet chocolate. On the palate, its juicy and spicy, its supple texture supports ripe avors of red fruit and pastry notes. is wine’s fine-grained tannins provide a framework for the luscious fruit intensity in the nish and excellent persistence.

The Don Maximiano vineyard is located in the Aconcagua Valley and the oldest among them are Max I, Max II and Max V blocks. The region has a long dry season with moderately warm summer days cooled by the soft evening breezes that enter the valley from the Pacic Ocean. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere vines were planted in 1978 and 1993, respectively, while the Petit Verdot was planted in 1999. The three vineyards that contribute grapes for Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve are planted on north or northeast facing hillsides with 5°–25° of slope. The soils are volcanic, colluvial and piedmont (Max I and II) or alluvial (Max V) in origin, with good drainage conferring low to moderate vigour. The colluvial and volcanic rocky soils of Max I show high presence of mica with clay-silt texture. Max II has deep colluvial soils of volcanic origin, with loam to sandy-loam texture, and both have 30–40% stone content. Max V has deep gravelly alluvial soils with 50% stone content and excellent drainage.

Precision in farming allows us to identify homogenous sectors within each vineyard and harvest these individually according to the progress of the berries in each lot.