Almaviva
Almaviva 2024 (750ml)
Almaviva 2024 (750ml)
Pre Arrival Offer, Wines due between December 2026 and February 2027
A seriously impressive Almaviva, with vibrant blackcurrant and blackberry fruit giving the 2024 immediate energy and appeal. The dark fruit is pure and juicy, with plenty of concentration, but the cooler character of the vintage brings a freshness that keeps everything beautifully defined.
The blend is led by 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 24% Carménère, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. As the wine opens, the fruit gives way to incense, cedar, sweet spice and earthy, undergrowth notes. The palate has impressive depth and volume, framed by round, polished tannins that give it a velvety texture without losing tension.
Almaviva was created in 1997 through a partnership between Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and Concha y Toro, bringing Bordeaux winemaking traditions together with one of Chile’s great Cabernet terroirs. The vineyards are in Puente Alto, where poor, rocky alluvial soils and excellent drainage have long produced some of Chile’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
The cooler 2024 season has produced an Almaviva of excellent balance – concentrated and powerful, but also fresh, precise and remarkably composed. There is enough generosity to make this attractive young, while the structure suggests a long future in the cellar.
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Jane Anson, 98/100
Jane Anson, 98/100
An exceptional vintage of Almaviva, this is fragrant and savoury, with wonderful lift through the palate, fennel, anis, raspberry puree, a succulent and balanced vintage of this wine. Michel Friou winemaker, Manuel Louzada director, jointly owned by Rothschild, Concha y Toro. 70% new oak for ageing.
The Wine Advocate, 98/100
The Wine Advocate, 98/100
The 2024 Almaviva ranks as the most impressive and definitive iteration of the wine I have tasted to date. The nose delivers a degree of nuance, refinement and complexity that other vintages have glimpsed but never fully attained, seamlessly fusing incense, pipe tobacco, sage, sweet red pepper and singed cedar aromas with impeccable harmony and a graceful overall nature. On the palate, a classically suave, gourmand mouthfeel is energized by an uncommon vibrancy, flowing into a reverberant, saturated finish that lingers with filigreed tannins and a strident core of graphite-laden minerality. The blend is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with about 25% Carmenère, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.
Vinous, 98/100
Vinous, 98/100
The 2024 Almaviva (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carménère, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot) from Puente Alto was aged for 18 months in French oak, 76% new. It opens with a dark-fruited profile of blackberry and blueberry, layered with plum, balsamic notes, chutney-like spice, licorice and fine oak. The warm vintage reinforces this darker, riper aromatic register, in line with the estate's mature style. On the palate, Puente Alto's gravel soils and Andean setting play a defining role, delivering rounded, polished tannins and textural finesse. Broad and slightly indulgent, the wine shows fine, lightly plush yet still reactive tannins, as it was recently bottled, and sustains the finish with delicate fruit. Here, vintage and house style align, resulting in a poised and expressive 2024.
James Suckling, 98/100
James Suckling, 98/100
The 2024 Almaviva shows subtle exuberance with its hallmark restrained sweetness, with good depth of complexity and generosity. A touch of cedar and tobacco with sweet currants, berries and subtlety. Round and medium- to full-bodied, with the depth of cabernet sauvignon marrying the sweet spices from the carmenere. Structured yet fine-grained and polished. Very long finish. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 24% carmenere, 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Drink after 2027
