in recent years, with winemaker enrique tirado firmly at the helm, don melchor has gotten better and better. and while 2004 was an average year in chile, this ranks as the best melchor we've sampled. the wine has beautiful blackberry, cola and pepper aromas in front of cassis, cherry, plum, nutmeg and cinnamon flavors. it's brawny but balanced, with excellent natural acidity. best from 2008–2012.
Don Melchor