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Cousino-Macul Cabernet Sauvignon Valle del Maipo 2016 750 ML
Winery Overview Founded in 1856, Cousi?o-Macul is the only 19th century winery in Chile that remains in the hands of the original founding family. All Cousi?o-Macul reserve wines are estate grown, vinted and bottled. After seven generations and over 150 years, Cousi?o-Macul?s mission rings clear ? to produce world-class wines that are unmistakably Chilean, carrying the distinctive character of the Maipo Valley. Location of Vineyard In 1994, the capital city of Santiago had expanded to the point of completely surrounding the original Macul estate in the southeast of the city, so the search for an additional single estate vineyard location began. In May 1996, the Cousi?o family bought 750 acres of land in Buin, an agriculturally rich subregion of the Maipo Valley, about 20 miles southeast of Santiago. The Buin estate met the Cousi?os? ambitious criteria of soil composition, climate and proximity to the Andes Mountains. Few wine producers have the opportunity to make a completely new s…
