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
Established in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell, Familia Torres stands as one of Spain's most historically influential and forward-thinking wine dynasties. Spanning prime estates across Catalonia (Penedès, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre) as well as Rías Baixas and Ribera del Duero, the house negotiates a mosaic of terroirs—from maritime granitic soils in Galicia to high-elevation calcareous clay and slate in northeastern Spain. Viticulturally celebrated for pioneering the Torres & Earth climate program, co-founding International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), and advancing regenerative farming, the estate also champions the revival of pre-phylloxera ancestral varieties like Forcada. Vinification balances precise temperature control, native yeasts, and specialized aging vessels ranging from granite vats to traditional oak casks. Benchmarks such as Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito, Sons de Prades, Forcada, and Esplendor Vardon Kennett reflect an unwavering commitment to site specificity, structural clarity, and sustainable viticultural excellence.
🍇 Grapes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14-14.5