We are pleased to report that 2007 Castillo de Molina Shiraz has just been highlighted with three stars in a ranking of the Top Reds of the Vintage 2007, prepared by winewriter Peter Richards, who specializes in Chilean wines for the English magazine, Decanter.

On his article about the special features of the Chilean wines from harvest 2007, published in the July edition of the prestigious British magazine, the expert describes Castillo de Molina Shiraz as an “Intense, minty, spicy red underscored by fresh acidity and red berry complexity”.

An important fact to keep in mind is that by itself, this wine, 2007 Castillo de Molina Shiraz, already compiles in its records three Gold Medals in different wine-competitions: the Challenge International du Vin 2009, the Mondial de Bruxelles 2009 and the Mondial de Bruxelles-Chile version year 2008, besides 90 points in the Descorchados Guide 2009 from the renowned Chilean critic Patricio Tapia, among other recognitions.  And the previous vintage –harvest 2006–, figured among other things, as the number 56 within the Top 100 Best Buys 2008 list from the American magazine, Wine Enthusiast.

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We are particularly proud to announce that Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc from the Elqui Valley received the Decanter World Wine Awards 2009 Trophy for Best Chilean Sauvignon Blanc under 10 pounds. This is the second consecutive year that it has earned this prestigious trophy, and one of only six wines to have received consecutive trophies since the British competition began in 2004!

Prior to this achievement, the March edition of Wine Spectator, one of the most important wine magazines in the US, published a list of outstanding Chilean wines under the title “Bold Reds, Crisp Whites”, which gave 87 points to the 2006 Castillo de Molina Cabernet Sauvignon from Cachapoal. We were featured again, when the magazine’s May 31st edition included winewriter James Molesworth´s special on Chile, entitled “Chile’s one-two punch,” in which he commented that “as red wines continue to surge, whites show marked improvement.”

With respect to San Pedro wines, this renowned critic named the 2008 Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc from Elqui among the most interesting examples of Chilean whites and included the 2006 Castillo de Molina Cabernet Sauvignon from Cachapoal among the 18 Top Value wines in the edition (with 87 points), wines highlighted by their excellent quality-price ratio.

Furthermore, in an attached piece entitled the “ABC’s of Chilean Wine” Molesworth presents Chile’s most important wine regions, and in discussing the Elqui Valley he says that “Viña San Pedro has taken the lead in developing vineyards here, notably for Sauvignon Blanc.”

On the European front, both the major French Challenge International du Vin 2009, and the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2009, one of the most important wine competitions in the world, have just released their results and coincided completely in their findings. Each competition awarded Gold Medals to both Castillo de Molina Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 and Castillo de Molina Shiraz 2007.

All of these distinctions recognize, reinforce, and communicate Castillo de Molina’s excellent quality in all its varieties.