Casillero Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva is one of the world's most famous Chilean wines, steeped in a legendary tale dating back to the late 19th century. To protect his finest private cellar collection from thieves, founder Don Melchor de Concha y Toro spread the rumor that the devil himself guarded the cellar. The ruse worked, and the legend of the 'Devil's Cellar' was born. Sourced primarily from Chile's fertile Central Valley, this wine is celebrated for its consistent quality and classic expression of Chilean terroir. The grapes benefit from a Mediterranean climate with warm, sunny days and cooling breezes from the Andes and Pacific. It is traditionally aged in French and American oak barrels, yielding a structured, smooth red wine characterized by rich black fruit flavors, gentle tannins, and subtle notes of vanilla and toasted wood.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1883 by Don Melchor de Concha y Toro and his wife Emiliana Subercaseaux, Viña Concha y Toro is Chile's preeminent wine producer and a cornerstone of South American winemaking history. Headquartered in Pirque within the historic Maipo Valley, the estate originated with noble French cuttings sourced directly from Bordeaux, laying the groundwork for a portfolio that now spans Chile's finest valleys from Limarí to Peumo. Concha y Toro pairs cutting-edge viticultural science with meticulous stewardship, crafting wines that reflect the diverse microclimates and soils of the Central Valley, Aconcagua, and southern regions. The winery is universally celebrated for benchmark red varietals—most notably expressive Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère—exemplified in prestige cuvées such as Carmín de Peumo, the Terrunyo series, and the enduring Marques de Casa Concha label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5%