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Maule Valley Wines

The Maule Valley Wine Region is easily one of Chile’s largest wine producing areas and possesses some of the country’s oldest vines. While the region’s past reputation was defined by its production of table wine, this zone of The Central Valley is currently undergoing a winemaking renaissance. As a means to increase quality, winemakers are becoming more heedful of improved vinification and viticultural techniques, creating wines from lower yields, healthier soils and superlative grapes. The bulk of the grapes grown in the region are red—predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère—creating full-bodied wines with concentrated dark berry flavors and an herbal tinge. And while Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are also produced in Maule Valley, it is the reds that are held in the highest regard according to our Maule Valley Wine Reviews. To learn more about these Chilean wines, be sure to visit our Maule Valley Wine Guide.

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93
points

Caliboro Estate 2008 Erasmo Late Harvest Torontel (Maule Valley)

  • Editors' Choice
  1. $35
The pinnacle in Chilean dessert wine. The brown-gold color gives it visual gravitas while the nose is pungent, wild and full of honey, peach blossom and lychee. The palate affords richness and flow, while the crisped banana and honey flavors are tops. Sweet, delicious and balanced; made from old-vines, dry-farmed Torontel grapes.  — M.S.  (12/1/2011)
92
points

O. Fournier 2008 Alfa Centauri Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc-Merlot Red (Maule Valley)

  • Editors' Choice
  1. $45
This is dense, lusty and attractive from the beginning, with rich black-fruit, coconut, tobacco and pine aromas. It feels pure and deep, with ribald acids that keep the pulse up and push blackberry, plum and savory cured-meat flavors. The finish remains savory and saucy. Drink this Cabernet Franc-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend now–2017.  — M.S.  (9/1/2012)
91
points

Odfjell 2005 Orzada Carmenère (Maule Valley)

  • Editors' Choice
  1. $20
Balsam, lush prune and all sorts of earthy, interesting aromas set this rich, ripe Carmenère off on a wild ride. Chocolate greets you at the front door, with deep plum and berry waiting behind. It’s saturated and superripe but it doesn’t lose step or steam. Excellent in the ultraripe, modern style.  — M.S.  (9/1/2008)
91
points

Odfjell 2006 Orzada Carmenère (Maule Valley)

  1. $20
This wine has a great track record and the 2006 is staunch and ready to go, with shoe polish, licorice nib, sandalwood and spice aromas to go with big black-fruit scents. The palate is smooth and easy, with blackberry, fig, tobacco and herbal flavors. Cedary and woody late, with some mocha. Still flush and healthy more than four years removed from harvest; drink…  — M.S.  (2/1/2011)
91
points

San Pedro 2008 Tierras Moradas Carmenère (Maule Valley)

  1. $44
This is a complex Carmenère, with notes of graphite, mulberry, barrel-driven char and coconut. The round, chewy, deep palate offers notes of toast, chocolate, coconut and roasted black fruit. Drink this rich, mature, generous offering now. Contains 7% Petit Verdot.  — M.S.  (12/1/2012)
91
points

O. Fournier 2007 Centauri Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Carignan Red (Maule Valley)

  1. $25
A wine with a strong constitution, Centauri is a model for the new Maule. Structure is key here, but so is the bright red-fruit flavors fronted and backed by mineral and toasty oak. Somewhat Bordeaux in style, but more forward and vivid.  — M.S.  (9/1/2009)
91
points

J. Bouchon 2006 Mingre Red (Maule Valley)

  1. $40
Full-bodied, rich and packed with sweet fruit, Mingre signals that J. Bouchon is ready for prime time. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carmenère and Syrah that tips the scales with heft and concentration. It’s slightly herbal and warm, with a creamy, well-oaked palate and flavors of blackberry and black plum. Needs some time in bottle.  — M.S.  (9/1/2009)
91
points

Oveja Negra 2009 The Lost Barrel Red (Maule Valley)

  1. $27
This weighty, structured, dark-colored blend of Syrah, Carignan, Carmenère and Petit Verdot pours on the berry, vanilla and baking spice aromas. The mouthfeel is full, with a lot to savor, especially toasty, typically Chilean flavors of olive, herbs and berry fruits. A spicy, dry, harmonious finish closes the show. Drink now through 2015.  — M.S.  (7/1/2013)
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