Viña Los Vascos
At Los Vascos, generation after generation, we dedicate ourselves to caring for our vineyards and orchards, preserving our unique ecosystem. We are committed to our land and to the well-being of our rural community. Together, we cultivate to sow the future.
The vintage
It was a good weather year with moderate rain in winter and an ideal spring. A dry summer with high temperatures from December until the harvest brought on a superb concentration in the grapes. It is a vintage of excellent quality from Los Vascos. A very mild autumn allowed for picking the oldest cabernet sauvignon from the estate in optimum conditions between 26 March and 5 April. Each plot was meticulously harvested at the ideal moment because of a very precise mapping of the vineyard.
Varietal
Cabernet sauvignon : 100%
Tasting
Le Dix 2004 has a deep garnet color, almost black. The powerful nose develops aromas of ripe black fruit and wild cherries complemented by those of wax, cedar, laurel and licorice. The oak is pleasantly integrated with the fruit. This adds to the wine pleasant aromas of vanilla, grilled hazelnut, tobacco and cinnamon. The concentration is impressive but the wine remains very well balanced and elegant, fresh and long, with strong but well coated tannins. It is very long in the mouth finishing with a powerful taste of cherry (kirsch) tempered by the light bitterness of walnut peel, typical of great Cabernets. This outstanding wine is already very expressive. It is still young but will gain even more complexity and softness in time. To drink in 2008 and later. Great potential for ageing. A great vintage!