Cabernet Sauvignon chileno alcanza máxima distinción de ‘master’ en concurso de la revista The Drinks Business
Esta distinción recayó este 2016 sólo en dos viñas a nivel mundial: Santa Rita y la viña estadounidense Jackson Family Wines, por su vino Kendall-Jackson Hawkeye Mountain 2012.
“Tal como la competencia de este año confirmó, los grandes lugares para el Cabernet Sauvignon son los valles de Maipo y Colchagua en Chile; Sonoma County en Norteamérica junto con sus valles de Napa y Columbia; y las regiones de Coonawarra y Margaret River en Australia (…) Si uno tuviera que elegir un país donde los Cabernets son consistentemente buenos en todos los niveles de precios, este sería indudablemente Chile”, destacó la publicación.
Este concurso también premió con medalla de plata a los vinos Carmen Gran Reserva 2013 y Medalla Real Gran Reserva 2012. Asimismo destacó con medalla de bronce a Medalla Real Unoaked 2014, Carmen Reserva 2014 y Doña Paula 2015.
Only two world-level wineries received this maximum distinction this year, Santa Rita and the US winery Jackson Family Wines for its 2012 Kendall-Jackson Hawkeye Mountain.
As stated in the publication, “…But what about quality? Here too, Cabernet offers consistency, although the high points are only attainted in certain places. As this year’s competition confirmed, the great sites for Cabernet are Chile’s Maipo and Colchagua Valleys, North America’s Sonoma County along with its Napa and Columbia Valleys, and Australia’s Coonawarra and Margaret River regions… If, however, one were to select a single country where the Cabernets were consistently good across all price points, it would undoubtedly be Chile…”
The competition also granted silver medals to the 2013 Carmen Gran Reserva and the 2012 Medalla Real Gran Reserva and bronze medals to the 2014 Medalla Real Unoaked, the 2014 Carmen Reserva, and the 2015 Doña Paula.
The select group of judges was composed by the Master Sommeliers (MS ) and Masters of Wine (MW): Patrick Schmitt (MW); David Round (MW); Keith Isaacs (MW); Richard Bampfield (MW); Patricia Stefanowicz (MW) y Clement Robert (MS).
