Aristos Duque Cabernet Sauvignon (2025 Release) 2010

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Aristos
Label Name:
 
Duque Cabernet Sauvignon (2025 Release)
Vintage:
 
2010
Country:
 
Chile
Region:
 
Cachapoal (Alto/Alto Cachapoal, Rapel)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.2%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Notable scores for the 2010 Duque d'A: Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate ~92 (Luis Gutiérrez), James Suckling 92, Falstaff 93

Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and cassis with notes of cedar, tobacco and dark spice. Full-bodied, fresh acidity, firm ripe tannins and a long mineral finish—elegant yet powerful.

Food Pairing
Grilled ribeye, roast lamb, braised short ribs, aged cheeses; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), Cantonese roast pork/char siu, miso‑glazed dishes, Sichuan beef.

Production Method
Destemmed, fermented in small open vats with gentle, gravity-fed handling; slow fermentation (weeks) and malolactic in barrel; aged ~24 months in French oak.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Aristos (Parra family/François Massoc). Single‑vineyard, high‑altitude Cabernet from alluvial/limestone soils in the Cachapoal pre‑cordillera, focused on low yields and artisanal winemaking.