At a time when high-quality Chilean wines are still little explored, the renowned French wine master Emile Peynaud – considered the father of modern winemaking – tries a Cabernet Sauvignon from Puente Alto in the Maipo Valley and immediately recognises the excellence of this terroir. He suggests that his closest collaborator Jacques Boissenot, advisor to famous French châteaux, lead the project to bring Don Melchor wine to life. Jacques Boissenot continues working with Don Melchor until the 2013 vintage, then his son Eric Boissenot takes over to continue his legacy, working alongside Don Melchor winemaker Enrique Tirado.

With its second vintage, and for the first time in the history of a Chilean wine, Don Melchor’s 1988 vintage is named among the best wines in the world by the prestigious American magazine Wine Spectator. It marks a milestone in Chilean viticulture and positions Don Melchor as an undisputed reference among New World wines.

Ten years after its first vintage, the winemaking excellence of Don Melchor brings opportunity knocking. The prestigious French company Baron Philippe de Rothschild – responsible for the legendary wine Château Mouton Rothschild, one of the five Premier Grand Cru Classé de France – form an alliance with Concha y Toro to create Almaviva, a collection of varieties of Bordeaux origin that shares the same terroir with Don Melchor.

Recognized for its singularity and complexity, the 2010 vintage of Don Melchor wine appears among Wine Spectator’s 100 best wines in the world and for the third time Don Melchor is included in the prestigious top 10, taking ninth place.

It is the year wine lovers are welcomed to the Don Melchor Collectors Experience, an exclusive opportunity to discover the origins of the Alto Maipo’s icon Cabernet Sauvignon. A journey through heritage and terroir, the experience offers a deep understanding of this privileged location and a tasting to explore the expression of Don Melchor. This year also sees Don Melchor 2014 become the ninth vintage to appear in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines.

The 2018 vintage earned 100 points, the maximum score a wine can receive, from the respected US wine critic James Suckling, marking a true milestone in its history. This recognition positions Don Melchor among a select group of the world’s great wines, accentuates the role of Don Melchor in the international wine industry, and shows Chile’s tremendous potential for producing high-end wines.