Cousiño-Macul Antiguas Reservas Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wine Description

Since the debut in 1927, Antiguas Reservas has always been a limited selection of the very best Cabernet Sauvignon from the Cousiño-Macul estate vineyards. Over the years, Cousiño-Macul has maintained its classic style by combining New World ripeness with Old World elegance, finesse and a framework to age long and well.

Cousiño-Macul Winery
Cousiño-Macul Vineyard
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Acclaim
“The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Antiguas Reservas from Maipo is a rich garnet in hue. The nose offers notes of blackcurrant and mint underlined by subtle cherry aromas and hints of spice. In the mouth it’s delicate and energetic with refined tannins and characterful grip while the rich flavors are shored up by the freshness.”
— Vinous, Jun 2022
“If you love classic, traditional, ageworthy Chilean Cabernet, then this wine is for you. Blending fruit from Paine and Macul, using an old massal selection in both places, it has cassis, plum and fresh earth notes, some pastille fruit, fine-grained tannins and deftly integrated oak.”
— Tim Atkin, Mar 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Buin Estate and Macul Estate
Soil composition
Calcareous Soil, Sand and Stone
Elevation:
1260 - 1890 feet
Vines/acre:
920 - 2000
Yield/acre:
3.2 - 3.6 tons
Exposure:
North and South
Harvest time:
April
First vintage of this wine:
1927
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container:
Stainless Steel Tanks
Maceration technique:
Pump Over
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
1 - 4 Years
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
4.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14.3 %
Residual sugar:
2.9 g/L
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Wine Production

After a careful manual harvest and careful selection in the cellar, elaboration of the wine began with seven days of cold maceration at 10 º C (50°F). Then the juice was fermented during 9 to 10 days at an average temperature of 26 º C (78.8 º F), using different yeast strains. A 20 days post fermentative maceration allowed enhancing the flavors and bouquet, as well as smoothing the tannins. The wine matured in French oak barrels during twelve months while the malolactic fermentation went through.

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About the Vineyard

Season 2014-2015 had the highest temperatures and least amount of frosts in the last 3 years. It's main characteristics was the absence of rainfalls during the flowering and harvest period, giving us very healthy grapes to work with.  High temperatures got our grapes faster to the optimal ripening, giving to our wines a discreet acidity, structured tannins and higher aromatic intensity.