Escudo Rojo

Gran reserva

This wine comes from the Central Valley, to the south of Santiago. The extensive vineyard is a patchwork of different terroirs which enjoy ideal climatic conditions for vine growing, especially a semi-arid Mediterranean climate.

This wine comes from the “Valle Central”, to the south of Santiago. The extensive vineyard is a patchwork of different terroirs which enjoy ideal climatic conditions for vine growing, especially a semi-arid Mediterranean climate.

This wine comes from the best vineyards in two of Chile’s most highly reputed winegrowing areas, the Maipo Valley and the Rapel Valley. Nestling at the foot of the Andes Mountains, the Maipo Valley offers ideal conditions for growing cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and syrah. Plentiful sunshine during the day and cool nights produce a considerable temperature differential that allows the grapes to ripen slowly. Further south, the Rapel Valley has rich and well-balanced, predominantly clay-loam soil. Its water reserves ensure harmonious, stress-free growth for the vines, providing conditions in which the carmenere grape can flourish.

Escudo Rojo

Gran reserva

Escudo Rojo

Gran reserva

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2019 VINTAGE

Particularly hot and dry conditions in 2019 enabled the grapes to reach optimum maturity.

Lower than average rainfall, concentrated almost entirely during the winter, combined with slightly higher-than-average temperatures ensured perfect conditions for the vine growth cycle, enabling the grapes to reach optimum aromatic and phenolic maturity.

These exceptional conditions generated natural concentration while preserving balance and refinement, allowing the grapes to achieve the purest expression of the identity of each terroir.

As a result, the wines express all the generosity and power of Chile while remaining elegant and silky.

Offering excellent ageing potential, 2019 is one of the great Chilean vintages.

MATURING

The wine is matured in 25% new and 75% 1-2-year-old barrels for 12 months.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Gran Reserva is a blended wine made from five different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (44%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (39%), Syrah (11%) and Petit Verdot (4%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Black fruit - Chocolate & coffee - Powerful - Generous

Aspect

Brilliant, intense ruby-red.

Nose

Very intense and fruity, with a combination of red and black fruit notes of raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant and blueberries that meld with perfectly integrated, spicy aromas of rosemary and clove, underpinned by subtle hints of chocolate and coffee imparted by oak ageing.

Palate

This full-bodied, generous wine has a lusciously unctuous and rich mid-palate. The velvety tannins are silky and elegant, and fruity aromas of cherries and blueberries follow through to the long finish, accompanied by excellent acidity.

2018 VINTAGE

Overall, the weather in 2018 was exceptional, bringing the grapes to optimum maturity while retaining their freshness.

The harvest was early, starting on 23 February with the Villavicencio white grapes and ending on 10 May with the Carmenere grapes. At the Maipo winery, grapes came in from 26 March to 17 May.In keeping with the average, grapes were picked 10 to 15 days later than for the 2017 vintage. The decisive factor was a period of relatively low temperatures during the end of the ripening process, from December to February. The grapes ripened more slowly as a result, allowing them to preserve an aromatic freshness sometimes difficult to attain in Chile. This was followed by excellent weather which brought the grapes to optimum phenolic maturity and heralded the start of the harvest.

At this stage 2018 is a very promising vintage, combining good concentration and powerful, expressive fruit.

The power of New World wines combined with the refinement of Old World wines!

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

Escudo Rojo Gran Reserva is a blended wine made from four different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (40%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (38%) and Syrah (20%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Hazelnut & Coffee - Powerful - Generous

Aspect

An intense, glittering crimson with a purple tint.

Nose

The powerful, very intense and fruit- forward nose reveals a mixture of red and black berry fruit aromas, mingled with spicy notes of black pepper and subtle touches of vanilla, caramel and mocha.

Palate

From a powerful and complex attack, the medium-bodied mid-palate is underpinned by very mature tannins.

With good substance and balanced acidity, it reveals wild berry flavours, especially blackberry and bilberry.

Ripe fruit notes linger on the palate, together with a return of the spice notes found on the nose, while toasted hazelnut and roast coffee-bean flavours complete the long, rich and well-balanced finish, underpinned by elegant tannins.

2017 VINTAGE

Particularly hot and dry weather brought the grapes to optimum maturity and shortened the maturing cycle, making 2017 an exceptionally early vintage.

Lower than average rainfall, ideally distributed throughout the growth cycle, together with the highest average temperature of the past ten years and more, made this a very Mediterranean-style vintage.
The 2017 wines are therefore generous and powerful, while remaining silky and soft.
They have a very distinctive Chilean identity, especially in the expression of fruit flavours and aromas which, combined with dense and rich mid-palates, reveal the identity of the terroirs to the full.

Producing wines with great ageing potential, 2017 is one of the great Chilean vintages.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

Escudo Rojo is a blended wine made from four different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (40%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (38%) and Syrah (20%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Red and black fruits - Coffee notes - Powerful - Generous

Aspect

Crimson, with intense dark red highlights.

Nose

The nose opens on an elegant combination of red and black fruit aromas, followed with airing by elegant spice and roasted coffee-bean notes.

Palate

Ripe red and black fruit flavours emerge on the attack, followed on the mid- palate by powerful black fruit mingled with delicate spice and roasted coffee-bean notes.

The fruit flavours found on the attack return, underpinned by beautifully refined tannins which give length and elegance to the finish.

2016 VINTAGE

Exceptional weather conditions in 2016 produced very interesting and distinctive wines.

Rainfall was significantly higher than during an average year, with unusually heavy precipitation in autumn. This had an impact on the vintage, giving it a marine character rarely found in Chilean wines. The greater part of the vine growth cycle took place under ideal weather conditions; however, it remains a very technical vintage, owing its success to the skills and know-how of Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo’s vine-growers. Highly expressive of each grape variety and terroir, the wines are balanced, fresh andelegant.
2016, an “El Niño” year, will doubtlessbe remembered as an atypical, singular vintage on account of its unusual rainfall patterns, the advantage of which was to preserve fresh fruit flavours and impart a certain elegance that is sometimes difficult to attain in New World wines.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Coffee notes - Powerful - Generous

Aspect

Dark red with a crimson tint.

Nose

The highly complex nose opens on an elegant combination of ripe red and black fruit aromas together with delicate toasted hazelnut notes.

Palate

From an attack on expressive, ripe red fruit notes such as cherry and raspberry, the packed and rich mid-palate reveals an array of red and black fruit flavours accompanied by subtle coffee notes.

Toasted hazelnut notes make an attractive return, bringing length and balance to a finish underpinned by refined tannins.

2015 VINTAGE

The weather in 2015 was exceptionally hot and dry, enabling the grapes to reach optimum maturity.

Lower than average rainfall, mostly occurring during the winter, together with the highest recorded average temperature in the last 50 years or more, were the decisive influences behind the very Mediterranean style of the 2015 vintage.
As a result, the wines are generous and powerful while keeping velvet, silky texture. They display a very distinct Chilean identity, particularly in the expression of the fruit, which, combined with a concentrated mid-palate, brings complexity and richness while revealing the uniqueness of each terroir.

2015 is a vintage with excellent ageing potential.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Spicy notes - Powerful - Generous

ASPECT

An attractive, bright and intense purple with dark red reflection.

NOSE

Generous, complex and intense, the nose opens on intense blackberry, black cherry and wild strawberry aromas, going on to reveal black berry fruit mingled with elegant toasted almond and roast coffee notes.

PALATE

After a powerful, complex and generous attack, the richly smooth mid- palate reveals raspberry, blackberry and wild bilberry flavours underpinned by very mature tannins.

The wine’s full aromatic complexity then comes to the fore on black fruit flavours.

The powerful and stylish finish reveals toasted bread and coffee notes. This magnificent aromatic bouquet perfectly combines Cabernet elegance with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

2014 VINTAGE

2014 may be reckoned a very good vintage in Chile, due to low rainfall and ideal temperatures for the vine growth cycle.

These factors enabled the grapes to reach full maturity, producing wines which tend towards a rather Mediterranean style. Powerful and with excellent concentration, they also preserve a “fresh fruit” character and freshness sometimes difficult to achieve in New World wines. Of generally even quality, the different grape varieties perfectly reveal the identity of Chile’s terroirs.

A promising vintage with considerable ageing potential.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Spicy notes - Powerful - Generous

ASPECT

An attractive, bright and deep ruby red.

NOSE

PALATE

After a powerful, complex and generous attack, the richly smooth mid-palate reveals raspberry, blackberry and wild bilberry flavours underpinned by very mature tannins.

The wine’s full aromatic complexity then comes to the fore on black fruit flavours, mingled with black pepper and coffee and enhanced by some slightly toasted notes.

The powerful and stylish finish reveals all the character of the Chilean terroir, perfectly combining Cabernet elegance with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

2013 VINTAGE

The 2013 vintage was remarkable for the even distribution of rainfall over the entire vegetation cycle.

The 2013 vintage was remarkable for the even distribution of rainfall over the entire vegetation cycle. As a result the vines were able to build up substantial water reserves, requiring much less irrigation and avoiding any water stress.

These climatic conditions enabled the grapes to reach full maturity, yielding wine with attractively fresh fruit, a characteristic sometimes difficult to achieve in New World countries. The style of the vintage is unquestionably “oceanic”, combining power with refinement and freshness in the manner of other atypical vintages such as 2005 or 2006.

2013 is a promising vintage with considerable ageing potential.

It shows all the energy of the New World together with Old World refinement!

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Spicy notes - Powerful - Elegant

ASPECT

An attractive, dense and deep ruby red.

NOSE

Heady, complex and elegant, the nose opens on notes of black cherry, blackcurrant and strawberry jam then goes on to reveal roast coffee and red pepper aromas.

PALATE

The attack is full, powerful and succulent, while attractively mature tannins give the mid-palate a natural smoothness, revealing ripe berry fruit flavours together with delicate notes of fresh spice.

The wine then expresses its full aromatic complexity, between notes of blackberry, bilberry and blackcurrant and flavours of mocha, toast and toasted almonds.

The intense and complex finish reveals all the character of the Chilean terroir, perfectly combining the elegance of Cabernet with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

2012 VINTAGE

Weather conditions for the 2012 vintage were very favourable, reminiscent of 2009.

The month of March in particular was one of the hottest in the last 30 years. The positive effects of the hot, dry weather in 2012 were to ensure excellent maturity of the grapes and naturally high concentration of flavour.
The wines of the 2012 vintage are generous and powerful while retaining a texture of velvet and silk. They have a definite Mediterranean cast, especially in the expression of the fruit. That ripeness, combined with a concentrated mid-palate, gives complexity and richness and expresses the full identity of the terroir.

All the charm of Chile is revealed in the 2012 wines, which have excellent ageing potential.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

Escudo Rojo is a blended wine made from four different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (39%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (35%) and Syrah (24%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Spicy notes - Powerful - Elegant

ASPECT

An attractive, dense, bright and deep ruby red.

NOSE

The powerful, complex and generous nose opens on intense black berry fruit notes, going on to develop black cherry, blackcurrant and fresh spice aromas subtly combined with smoky, roast coffee notes.

PALATE

A rich, powerful and succulent attack leads into a packed and smooth mid-palate underpinned by an elegant and stylish tannic structure. It then reveals all its aromatic complexity, resulting from a harmonious combination of blackberry, blackcurrant and wild bilberry flavours with notes of black pepper and mocha, rounded off by touches of toast.

The powerful and stylish attack reveals all the character of the Chilean terroir, perfectly combining the elegance of Cabernet with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

2011 VINTAGE

An exceptional distribution of rainfall in 2011 provided good conditions for the grapes to develop and mature.

Although the weather conditions were difficult in terms of ensuring vine health, the consequences were particularly beneficial for the wines, which display fresh fruit and elegant tannins.
A cold and dry winter followed by a cool spring with relatively little sunshine caused a 15-day lag in vine development which persisted throughout the growth cycle. Despite this lag, a hot and dry summer and a sharp difference between day and night temperatures in April favoured concentration of the fruit while preserving the freshness of the vintage in remarkable fashion.
Of great aromatic power, the 2011 vintage expresses all the refinement and freshness of the fruit while revealing a tannic structure of great elegance.

In another unusual vintage for Chile, the 2011 wines also stand out for their strong varietal identity and ageing potential.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for 12 months.

VARIETAL MIX

Escudo Rojo is a blended wine made from four different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (35%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (38%) and Syrah (25%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - Spicy notes - Elegant - Powerful

ASPECT

An attractive, dense, bright and deep ruby red.

NOSE

Complex, intense and elegant, the nose opens on powerful aromas of ripe fruit, black cherry and blackcurrant, going on to develop generous notes of blackberry and spice, perfectly mingled with touches of toasted nuts and roasted coffee bean.

PALATE

The attack is powerful, flavourful and complex.

The rich and smooth mid-palate, underpinned by beautifully mature tannins, gradually reveals raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry flavours then expresses a perfect marriage of ripe black fruit, fresh black pepper and spicy, toasted notes.

The powerful and stylish finish reveals all the character of the Chilean terroir, perfectly combining Cabernet elegance with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

2010 VINTAGE

A cold and dry winter followed by a cool spring delayed the early phases of the vegetation cycle by about a fortnight.

Hot and dry weather in the second half of spring and summer enabled the crop to ripen evenly.
Autumn, marked by an earthquake on 27 February, saw a fall in average temperatures and a very sharp difference between day and night temperatures, enhancing the presence of phenolic compounds. The conditions made it possible to preserve all the potential and, above all, the freshness of the fruit.
That freshness, combined with higher acidity than in 2009, gives the 2010 vintage a balance and an elegance that will indisputably rank it among Chile’s best even-year vintages, with the added advantage of considerable ageing potential.

MATURING

Half the vintage is matured in one-year-old oak barrels for six to eight months.

VARIETAL MIX

Escudo Rojo is a blended wine made from four different grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon (38%) and Cabernet Franc (2%), traditional Bordeaux varieties, give refinement and tannic power, while Carmenere (40%) and Syrah (20%) bring body, density and a touch of spice.

TASTING NOTES

Black fruits - spicy notes - Elegance - power

Aspect

An attractive, bright and deep ruby red.

Nose

Complex, fresh and generous, the nose opens on intense notes of ripe red fruit. Spice, blackberry and blackcurrant then mingle with aromas of mocha and toasted hazelnut.

Palate

A powerful and flavoursome attack leads into a beautifully balanced mid-palate underpinned by an elegant, slightly mineral tannic structure. The subtle interplay of black fruit, spice and roasted coffee flavours shows an attractive complexity.
The long and stylish finish expresses all the character of the Chilean terroir, perfectly combining Cabernet elegance with the roundness and powerful flavours of Syrah and Carmenere.

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