2017 Casas del Toqui Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon, Cachapoal Valley
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
Tasting Notes
This wine is deep red with ruby hues. Aromas of ripe cassis, black cherry, black pepper, roasted coffee bean, dark chocolate. On the palate, it’s firm, with sweet and ripe tannins with a long and elegant after taste.
Viticulture: Vertical espalier
Vinification: Fermentation at 27ºC-29ºC, post-fermentation maceration and aged in oak barrels for 14 months.
Food Pairing: Serve between 16ºC - 18ºC with red grilled meats and game meats.
Specs
Vintage: 2017
Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Petit Verdot 5%, Syrah 5%
Appellation: Cachapoal Valley, Chile
Alcohol: 14%
Total Acidity: 4.93 g/l
Residual Sugar: 2.59 g/l
Closure: Natural Cork
Winemaker: Alfonso Duarte P.
What’s Included
4-bottles:
4x 2017 Casas del Toqui Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon, Cachapoal Valley
Case:
12x 2017 Casas del Toqui Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon, Cachapoal Valley
In 1994, Château Larose Trintaudon, an important French wine producer from the Bordeaux area, joins a traditional family of wine producers from the Totihue area, in Chile and the found Viña Casa Del Toqui.
In 2010, his legacy was picked up by the Court family, who with a great passion for the world of wine have given their own distinctive stamp to the company.
Viña Casas del Toqui was created with the aim of producing and elaborating high-quality fine wine, to be marketed both in the national market and throughout the world.
Our philosophy regarding vineyard management is to try to achieve the maximum balance in each vine, always looking for the quality and identity of our wines to be a true reflection of their terrior. A large part of our vineyards are located in Alto Cachapoal, about 100KM south of Santiago, which have alluvial soils and a Mediterranean climate that provide ideal conditions for the production of wine grapes.
We also work and vinify grapes from Alto Maipo, the intermediate zone of the Cachapoal Valley, and from areas such as Casablanca and Paredones. In addition to these places, our technical team is constantly looking for and evaluating new wine growing and areas. It is our innovative spirit that guides out steps.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
@InFrom@rjquillin Well whoever I am, and trust me, anymore there are days I’m not even sure…
The aforementioned WE review:
90 Points. Spicy dark-fruit aromas are solid, with an herbal accent that’s common to Chilean Cabernet. A full, plump palate is fleshy but balanced by lively acidity, while spicy oaky notes elevate dark-berry fruit flavors. On the finish, lingering but not overbearing cinnamon and clove notes warm things up. MS 5/1/20
as far as those previous vintage reviews from the Suckling, sorry no luck…he might have words of wisdom on this vintage hidden behind the paywall…there is a smattering of bronze and silver medals from obscure overseas wine competitions…bring on a rat…
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 Gran Toqui Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon - $40 = 24.23%
Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Look: Ruby edge to edge, Long slow legs Nose: cracked black pepper and green bell pepper, dark chocolate, a little heat, hints of cedar Taste: Bold, medium weight. dried berry, dark cherry, fine tannins. Finish; tannins, acid, and then abrupt finish kind of lacking
A nice daily ($) drinker. It has the green bell / black pepper I’d expect with a CabSav, fine tannins with some acid. Fine by itself, but paired with some pastrami burn ends; it stood up to the coriander / black pepper / smoke cured meat.
From pop’n’pour to after decanting, no really change. My guess is Casemates at ~$11 & 13, and at that price I’d keep some on hand and not second guess opening a bottle during a weeknight and have to ‘worry’ about finishing a more expensive bottle.
Apologies for the impossibly late posting. Work has been insane the past couple days, and I forgot today was the day I was supposed to post this. Also gonna have to type this a bit shorter than originally planned.
Had opened and tasted the bottle on Sunday. First, Popped the cork and let it sit an hour or so. Took a small sip taste and then poured it into a decanter for another hour or so. It was a little closed off, so felt a decant would help.
Then we tasted and drank it with our dinner (a grilled steak and baked potato). First whiff of slight barnyard, but blue off quick. Replaced with black pepper and dried herb blend.
On the palate was black cherry and plum…HUGE plum. Low on the oak, a semi-short finish. But very smooth and drinkable. No tannic burn at all. As we ate and drank a bit more of it, came out some vanilla and a bit of oak with the steak. More herb, specifically Thyme.
We determined it to have very typical Cab notes and to be a relatively simple daily drinker style. Figured it to be a sub-$20 bottle.
After our dinner, I shared some with our neighbors while on our respective decks (passing the wine glasses across our 2nd floor little deck to theirs).
From one of them: First nose thought–YOUNG
Legs, slow to form, then run quickly. First mouth taste: It’s a Cab. Second mouth taste: It’s a young Cab
Beautiful color. Pairs well with Fontina & extra sharp cheddar (it’s what we had while on the deck). Stated it should be a sub-$15 offer, which Casemates overly delivered on.
From the other one: Color: Deep burgandy. Aroma: Smells amazing with black cherry or currant undertones.
Taste: Surprisingly light & a hint of floral bouquet. Sweetness, semi-sweet (light). Excellent by itself or with light fare.
For my extra notes with them (this now over 2 hours after my initial tastes). Palate got darker fruit. Better with the Fontina than with the extra sharp cheddar.
Overall, a good wine and one that could easily be a daily drinker Cab to have with lighter fare. It didn’t go super great with the steak, but was still ok.!
2017 Casas del Toqui Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon, Cachapoal Valley
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
Tasting Notes
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $360.00/case MSRP
About The Winery
Stella Rosa Wines
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, May 16 - Wednesday, May 18
2017 Gran Toqui Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon
4 bottles for $54.99 $13.75/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $124.99 $10.42/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Perhaps @infrom will find some JS reviews of the past three vintages, in case we don’t have Rats…
@rjquillin Happy to pitch in, but I think you may be thinking of @kaolis, the usual review-finding ace…
@InFrom @rjquillin Well whoever I am, and trust me, anymore there are days I’m not even sure…
The aforementioned WE review:
90 Points. Spicy dark-fruit aromas are solid, with an herbal accent that’s common to Chilean Cabernet. A full, plump palate is fleshy but balanced by lively acidity, while spicy oaky notes elevate dark-berry fruit flavors. On the finish, lingering but not overbearing cinnamon and clove notes warm things up. MS 5/1/20
as far as those previous vintage reviews from the Suckling, sorry no luck…he might have words of wisdom on this vintage hidden behind the paywall…there is a smattering of bronze and silver medals from obscure overseas wine competitions…bring on a rat…
fwiw
@InFrom @kaolis
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 Gran Toqui Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon - $40 = 24.23%
Gran Toqui Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Look: Ruby edge to edge, Long slow legs
Nose: cracked black pepper and green bell pepper, dark chocolate, a little heat, hints of cedar
Taste: Bold, medium weight. dried berry, dark cherry, fine tannins.
Finish; tannins, acid, and then abrupt finish kind of lacking
A nice daily ($) drinker. It has the green bell / black pepper I’d expect with a CabSav, fine tannins with some acid. Fine by itself, but paired with some pastrami burn ends; it stood up to the coriander / black pepper / smoke cured meat.
From pop’n’pour to after decanting, no really change. My guess is Casemates at ~$11 & 13, and at that price I’d keep some on hand and not second guess opening a bottle during a weeknight and have to ‘worry’ about finishing a more expensive bottle.
@KingKoopa thanks for the rattage
Apologies for the impossibly late posting. Work has been insane the past couple days, and I forgot today was the day I was supposed to post this. Also gonna have to type this a bit shorter than originally planned.
Had opened and tasted the bottle on Sunday. First, Popped the cork and let it sit an hour or so. Took a small sip taste and then poured it into a decanter for another hour or so. It was a little closed off, so felt a decant would help.
Then we tasted and drank it with our dinner (a grilled steak and baked potato). First whiff of slight barnyard, but blue off quick. Replaced with black pepper and dried herb blend.
On the palate was black cherry and plum…HUGE plum. Low on the oak, a semi-short finish. But very smooth and drinkable. No tannic burn at all. As we ate and drank a bit more of it, came out some vanilla and a bit of oak with the steak. More herb, specifically Thyme.
We determined it to have very typical Cab notes and to be a relatively simple daily drinker style. Figured it to be a sub-$20 bottle.
After our dinner, I shared some with our neighbors while on our respective decks (passing the wine glasses across our 2nd floor little deck to theirs).
From one of them: First nose thought–YOUNG
Legs, slow to form, then run quickly. First mouth taste: It’s a Cab. Second mouth taste: It’s a young Cab
Beautiful color. Pairs well with Fontina & extra sharp cheddar (it’s what we had while on the deck). Stated it should be a sub-$15 offer, which Casemates overly delivered on.
From the other one: Color: Deep burgandy. Aroma: Smells amazing with black cherry or currant undertones.
Taste: Surprisingly light & a hint of floral bouquet. Sweetness, semi-sweet (light). Excellent by itself or with light fare.
For my extra notes with them (this now over 2 hours after my initial tastes). Palate got darker fruit. Better with the Fontina than with the extra sharp cheddar.
Overall, a good wine and one that could easily be a daily drinker Cab to have with lighter fare. It didn’t go super great with the steak, but was still ok.!
@HitAnyKey42 Good to see you here again, been toooo long; hi to all!
Also, I was holding that glass up to take a photo in the nice light of the window…and Kaylee photobombed at the last second…
@HitAnyKey42 thanks for the review. love the cute cat too.