Red

Manso de Velasco Cabernet Sauvignon

Chile

Fact sheet

roast red meat · lamb · beef stew · aged cheeses · barbecue

201292 pts

Toasty, charred aromas point at pencil lead and graphite in addition to inky black fruits. This old-vines Cabernet is voluminous but tight on the palate, with sandpaper tannins. Saturated, blackened flavors of cassis and blackberry finish with mocha and coffee notes along with a…
201090 pts

With an opaque purple tint and brawny, gaseous aromas of raw oak, bacon, black olive and blackberry, this old-vine Cabernet is blocky, tannic and bullish. Intense, toasty flavors of herbal blackberry and baked plum finish muscular, blackened, herbal and a touch bitter. Best from…
200991 pts

Given that 2009 was a hot vintage in Chile, it's not shocking that this old vine Cabernet is rich, ripe and syrupy. The nose is attractive and offers aromas of blackberry, tree bark, herbs and minerality. The palate deals gritty tannins and rich, raisiny flavors of cassis, black…
200788 pts

A bit mulchy and swampy for Manso, with earthy tobacco and generic berry fruit aromas. The palate is flush and a little heavy, with creamy flavors of vanilla, dill weed and cassis. Soft and sweet late, with chunkiness and a medium to basic structure. A very good wine but not gre…
200090 pts

This structured, old-vine Cabernet is always a leader among the Chilean pack, and the current version is typical in that it's built like a house, with cool, concentrated aromas of blackberry, cassis, earth and black olive. Cola notes on the palate frame cherry and cassis flavors…