William Fèvre Chacai Cabernet 2010

The 2010 Chacai is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc with half the crop aged in Sylvain and Radoux oak barrels and the remainder in second and third fill oak for 16 months. It has a nicely poised, pure bouquet of small dark cherries and blueberry, the oak neatly folded into the fruit with hints of balsam and chalk dust emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive race and tension on the entry lent by the silver thread of acidity embroidered through the pure black fruit. The finish is very lively and animated. This is a very satisfying Chilean Cabernet. Score - 90. (Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2012)