"Gold List, Sommelier Wine Awards 2013: "The only wine to win both Critics Choice and By The Glass awards, this seriously overdelivered on the flavour-front. 'Stunning value for money and a great option for a house red,' said Athila Roos of The Arts Club, while Morgan Vanderkamer of Butlers Wharf Chop House noted 'dark red fruit, eucalypt, green bell pepper and black cherry on the nose'. Soft squashy fruits on the palate with medium acidity and smooth tannins complete the picture. Pork belly, lamb, steak… you name it, the Aliwen Reserva has the character to match with style.""
Viña Undurraga was established in 1885 by Francisco Undurraga Vicuña, who that year acquired a property called “The Houses of San Vicente”, located in Talagante, 34 kms. from Santiago, Chile’s capital city. Here, he planted vineyards,with vines that he selected and brought personally from the regions of the Rhine in Germany and from Bordeaux, in France. The wines bottled in Santa Ana have since 1885 had great acceptance, both in Chile and worldwide, indeed Undurraga was one of the first Chilean wineries to export abroad. As of 2006 Undurraga held 900 hectares in Maipo valley and in Colchagua, with plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Carmenère, Chardonnay and Sémillon.
