Casillero Del Diablo

Hello guys, 

This week I propose you this chilean wine, "Casillero Del Diablo". From its quality and price, this product is quite interesting to discover. 

To begin, a bit a history. 

This wine comes from the chilean company " Concha y Toro", producer and exporter founded in 1863 by Don Melchor de Concha y Toro. The production started in 1863 followed by the first wineyard planting in the valley of Maipo. 

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This valley is special for two reasons: 

- Its strategic location close to Santiago and Valparaiso

- Its topography allows the company to produce a lot of grapes at different altitudes

This enterprise owns wineyard in the principal producted chilean valley and in Argentina. 

One of its most famous wine is the "Casillero Del Diablo" decomposed in: 

Three red wines: the cabernet sauvignon, the carménère, the merlot

Two white wines: the chardonnay, the sauvignon blanc

One rosé: the syrah

The name of this wine means "Locker of the devil" in spanish and it report a urban legend. 

" Along time ago, a ship set sail from bordeaux, France. In a age when the vast, empty ocean and silent soaring seabirds...

Were the only witnesses to the precious wines the trip the carried... 

And this is touching land where their grapes turned into a mysterious wine in time that would become a magical legend.

Wines were kept under lock and key. Although they mysteriously kept disappearing from the cellar. So, more that a hundred years ago he divised a plan to put an end to the thefts...

He spreads a rumor that the devil lived in his cellar.

They say the rumor spread like wild fire. Many claimed to have seen the devil with their own eyes, and before long everyone trembled with fear.

No one was ever able to confirm the existence of his cellar's guardian....

Now The Legend lives on."

You can find this wine in different supermarket in Glasgow as: Tesco , Waitrose and Sainsbury for an abordable price ranging from 6£ to 8£.

My opinion about this wine (Casillero Del Diablo "Merlot"):

This wine is deep purple in colour with a rich nose of ripe blackcurrant, a delicate notes of mocha with aroma of eucalyptus. A palate of fleshy tannin and a refreshing acidity. You can flavor this wine with any type of meat (lamb, beef, veal...)

Enjoy