Garage Wine Co. Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Alto, Chile 2017

92 Points Wine Advocate

The 2071 San Juan de Pirque Vineyard will be the last vintage for this vineyard, as "the value of the land for weekend homes has vineyards in San Juan disappearing. Garage’s focus is in the Maule, and we have found where we want to work Cabernet Sauvignon down there, but we are a Chilean company and we began making Cabernet in Maipo..." So, there is a new Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo but sourced from the Isla De Maipo in 2018 (which I tasted next to this). This is spicy and creamy with some strict tannins with good ripeness,14.4% alcohol and mellow acidity. 8,660 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2019. This wine has a long history going back to 2009 with lots 81, 71, 61, 51, 44, 37, 30 and 23. This is lot #91.