Lot 311 | 2020 Alto Totihue Cachapoal Valley Syrah 750ml

Lot 311
2020 Alto Totihue Cachapoal Valley Syrah

750ml

Deep purple, almost opaque, in the glass. The tightly wound and powerfully monolithic nose draws you down into the glass. While the core of oak and black fruit broods, spicy red raspberry, cassis, leather and rock escape the abyss with a kiss of black pepper haloing the bouquet. Medium-complex for now but there is so much more to come. Medium-full-bodied on the palate, it's fleshy and juicy but also surprisingly light and airy with an interesting marriage of ripe plum, oak, pepper and mineral. There's great length and plenty of emerging complexity but clearly this wine is just a baby.


14.0% alc

Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 12 reviews.

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A Winner

"Nice flavor, no heat, balanced."

— Jim A. (5/5)

Great value for an import

"I was looking for an import that didn’t break the bank and lucked out rolling the dice on a few of these. Smooth Syrah with subtle notes that did not last long!"

— Luke O. (5/5)

Popped one, will save the rest

"Already complex and full, this Syrah finishes even better after it opens up. I’ll sit on the rest until the holidays."

— Michael J. (5/5)

Perfect glass of wine to

"Perfect glass of wine to enjoy in the evening. Price point for this wine is perfect."

— Laurie D. (4/5)

Great value wine!

"Fun to try new wines and this one was sneaky good for the value!!"

— Jordan V. (5/5)

So good we bought another 6

"We bought one of these in a mixed case and really liked it so we bought 6 more. Cherry vanilla fabulous dry finish leather full bodied loved this strong character!"

— James B. (4/5)

Great Wine!

"I purchased a couple of these from the bottle shop. Drank it after a quick decant and was wonderful. Will hold off a couple years before opening the 2nd one, or maybe purchase a few more."

— Robert S. (5/5)

Excellent price for tasty Syrah

"Well-balanced. Ready to drink and will age. As good as many French Rhônes that cost twice as much."

— L J. (4/5)

Nice wine!

"Color: medium ruby, dark core Armoa: ripe plum, black cherry, slight strawberry and pomegranate Taste: black cherry, lingering cherry notes, medium acidity, soft drying tannis, smooth finish Buy again? Yes. This was my first de Negoce wine and I was impressed."

— Chad (5/5)

Gem from the Southern Hemisphere

"As a huge fan of Chilean wine, this overdelivers and I wish DN could source more wines from the region (the two other CS are also very good). Distinctively different from Rhone and Cali this is nevertheless a true Syrah providing all the aromas you want to have. Will definitely age well."

— KB (4/5)

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