variety
100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
color
Intense cherry color.
bouquet
Luis Pereira offers a lively nose full of aromatic layers that range from vibrant red and blue fruit like cherries, blueberries and blackcurrant to spicy notes of black pepper and cedar, with a complex hint of tar.
aging
Once fermentation is complete, the wine is aged for one full year in first use barrels and then another year in vats before bottling.
appellation
Chile
taste
The medium body features great elegance and balance, with fine grain tannins. The mouth is filled with delicious flavors and textures of fruit and graphite that gracefully evolve into a prolonged finish.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
Por confirmar.
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
A very versatile wine that can be paired with a multitude of dishes, from stuffed mushrooms to rosemary lamb chops and ripe cheeses.
Luis Pereira
Named after Viña Santa Carolina’s founder, this icon wine embodies the seamless fusion between the past and the present. Its grapes are sourced from old pre-phylloxera vines located in Chile’s finest wine valleys and vinified following Santa Carolina’s mid-twentieth century method combined with cutting edge knowledge and winemaking techniques.
- 96pts
- Descorchados
- 2021
- 95pts
- James Suckling
- 2021
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin MW
- 2021
- 98pts
- Descorchcados
- 2020
- 95pts
- James Suckling
- 2020
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin MW
- 2020
- 92pts
- Robert Parker
- 2020
- 97pts
- Descorchados
- 2018
- 94pts
- James Suckling
- 2018
- 94pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2018
- 97pts
- James Suckling
- 2014
- 95pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2014
- 97pts
- Descorchados
- 2013
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2013
- 95pts
- Decanter
- 2012
- 92pts
- Wine Enthusiast
- 2012
- 96pts
- Descorchados
- 2021
- 95pts
- James Suckling
- 2021
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin MW
- 2021
- 98pts
- Descorchcados
- 2020
- 95pts
- James Suckling
- 2020
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin MW
- 2020
- 92pts
- Robert Parker
- 2020
- 97pts
- Descorchados
- 2018
- 94pts
- James Suckling
- 2018
- 94pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2018
- 97pts
- James Suckling
- 2014
- 95pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2014
- 97pts
- Descorchados
- 2013
- 93pts
- Tim Atkin
- 2013
- 95pts
- Decanter
- 2012
- 92pts
- Wine Enthusiast
- 2012
variety
100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
color
Intense cherry color.
bouquet
Luis Pereira offers a lively nose full of aromatic layers that range from vibrant red and blue fruit like cherries, blueberries and blackcurrant to spicy notes of black pepper and cedar, with a complex hint of tar.
aging
Once fermentation is complete, the wine is aged for one full year in first use barrels and then another year in vats before bottling.
appellation
Chile
taste
The medium body features great elegance and balance, with fine grain tannins. The mouth is filled with delicious flavors and textures of fruit and graphite that gracefully evolve into a prolonged finish.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
Por confirmar.
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
A very versatile wine that can be paired with a multitude of dishes, from stuffed mushrooms to rosemary lamb chops and ripe cheeses.
Expert
review
Luis Pereira, Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – 95 pts
"Elegant and understated but complex and layered nose. Currants, berries and touches of cocoa powder, tobacco, savory spices and orange peel. Chalky, powdery tannins tucked into a medium- to full-bodied palate followed by a long, linear finish. Beautiful restraint here. Sustainable. Drinkable now, but much better in three to five years for additional complexity.”
Luis Pereira, Cabernet Sauvignon 2020– 92 pts
“El más impresionante de las pocas muestras que probé es el Luis Pereira 2020, aunque no resulta realmente emocionante. Es un Cabernet de viñas viejas provenientes de distintas zonas de Chile, con solo un 13% de alcohol. Tiene cuerpo medio y una textura completamente diferente. Es más ligero y presenta una nariz más fresca y menos herbal, a pesar de la baja madurez de las uvas. Se embotellaron 4.550 botellas en febrero de 2020.”
Luis Pereira, Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 – 95 pts
The most impressive of the few samples I tasted is the 2020 Luis Pereira even if it is not really exciting. It's a Cabernet from old vines in different parts of Chile with only 13% alcohol, and it's medium-bodied and with a completely different texture. It's lighter and has a fresher and less herbal nose despite the low ripeness of the grapes. 4,550 bottles were filled in February 2020.
