Manso Velasco Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled ribeye steak, wild boar stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the Curicó Valley in Chile, Manso Velasco is a tribute to the founder of the city of Curicó, Don Francisco Antonio de Manso de Velasco. This iconic red is crafted from a single vineyard of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 1902. These centenarian vines struggle in the stony, clay-loam soils, producing incredibly low yields of deeply concentrated, complex fruit. The wine is traditionally aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, resulting in a powerful, structured Cabernet Sauvignon with intense notes of dark forest fruits, leather, and subtle toast, grounded by a remarkable mineral backbone that reflects its historic terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell in Vilafranca del Penedès, Familia Torres has grown into one of Spain's most storied and internationally acclaimed wine dynasties. Guided across five generations by an enduring spirit of innovation and environmental stewardship, the family revolutionized Spanish winemaking under the visionary leadership of Miguel A. Torres by championing pioneering viticultural techniques, climate action initiatives, and the recovery of ancestral grape varieties. Spanning premier estates in Catalonia, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, as well as ventures in Chile and California, their production philosophy centers on sustainability, biodiversity, and terroir transparency. The house is celebrated worldwide for legendary single-vineyard icons such as the Cabernet Sauvignon-driven Mas La Plana and the indigenous blend Grans Muralles, alongside renowned brandies and benchmark Catalan cuvées.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14-14.5