Viña Perez Cruz

Viña Perez Cruz

Say what you will, but Chilean wines are still generally speaking incredibly good value, commercial, and fantastically uniform. Blackcurrants galore regardless of whether it's Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot, or for that matter Syrah. It was therefore a pure delight, after a number of days trudging through blackcurrant country, to stick our noses in the glass and smell the Perez Cruz Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva. Here, suddenly, there was complexity, personality, and even a touch of terroir from Maipo Alto. That boded well, and it only got better as we tasted through the rest of the Viña Perez Cruz range. There was nothing to do but surrender and acknowledge that when Chileans set their minds to it, the results are fantastic! For Viña Perez Cruz, it all started in the mid-1900s when the Chilean businessman Pablo Pérez Zañartu purchased the Liguai de Huelquén estate in the Maipo Alto region. The purpose was to cultivate agricultural products in harmony with and respect for nature. In the early 1990s, the foundation for winemaking was laid when vineyards were planted on the slopes, alongside which a modern, high-tech winery was also built. The goal was to produce first-class Chilean wines with a clear identity and characteristics from both grape and origin. Naturally, still in harmony with nature. Something we can certainly confirm they have succeeded in achieving...