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De Martino Single Vineyard La Cancha 2018
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- La Cancha translates to 'the pitch' and the vineyard was indeed a local football team's playing field in its previous life.
- Serve this captivating red with a rib of beef, cooked as rare as you like it and load up on all the usual trimmings.
- Made from Cabernet Sauvignon we recommend that you decant before serving to allow the tannins to soften and the fruit characters to open up.
- De Martino is certified by the Wines of Chile Sustainability Code, ensuring they're always working sustainably in three key areas: the vineyard, the winery and the social sector.
- ABV: 13.5%
- Vintage: 2018
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Cabernet Sauvignon -
Maipo Valley
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Wine Category:
Red -
Wine Style:
Full Bodied Reds -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2028 -
Winemaker:
Nicolás Peréz
Other classifications
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5
Awards -
Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans -
Sustainable
Wine
Find out more about De Martino Single Vineyard La Cancha 2018
Find out more about De Martino Single Vineyard La Cancha 2018
The Wine The Wine
Chile
Region:Maipo Valley
La Cancha is a single vineyard wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and if you tasted this wine blind you could easily mistake it for a very fine red from Bordeaux. The soils are gravel (like in Bordeaux) and this small plot of vines absolutely love it. This little plot, vintage after vintage, produces grapes that are a cut above the surrounding plots. Imbued with intense fruit character and the perfect balance between sugar, acid and tannin. Lovely black fruit nose, reminds of a claret with just a little more ripe fruit. Incredibly well balanced and fully age worthy. So don't feel the need to rush to drink this as it'll happily mellow on the wine rack for a number of years to come.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Nicolás Peréz
Nicolás Peréz works alongside the fourth generation of the De Martino family. Although he grew up in Santiago, Chile, during his teenage years he travelled constantly to Chilean Patagonia, where he worked on the culinary project of one of his brothers. This is where he first came into contact with the world of wine, getting to know the different producers that were operating at that time. This experience was key to his decision, at the young age of 14, to become a winemaker. From that moment on, this goal was central to all the decisions he took about his life and studies. Despite his youth, he has gained substantial experience working in different international wineries in California and Australia, before returning to his home of Chile.
At De Martino, the winemaking philosophy is based on minimal intervention on single vineyards, including sustainable farming and traditional winemaking methods. Wines are crafted with native yeast, balanced in alcohol and moderate oak (when needed) to preserve the essence of the vineyards. De Martino is proud to be the first producer to bottle single-varietal Carménère in Chile, the first South American Carbon Neutral winery, Chilean Wine Producer of the Year in 2005 & 2009 by IWSC and Chilean Winery of the Year.
"Every vintage, the grapes from these vines are a cut above the ones around them. Not that the others are bad, these are just exceptional. The team decided in 2015 to produce a single vineyard wine from these grapes and to see how it went. It went well so we bottled it and named it after the football pitch the vines are planted on - La Cancha." - Nicolás Peréz, Winemaker.
The Awards The Awards
Descorchados Vina Del Ano 2024
James Suckling 94 Points
Wine Advocate - Robert Parker 93 Points
Tim Atkin 92 Points
Descorchados 94 Points
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