Viñedo Chadwick 2016 is a Puente Alto Maipo Valley red from one of Chile’s most closely watched Cabernet sites, planted by Eduardo Chadwick in 1992 on a former polo field on the Maipo River’s third alluvial terrace. The vineyard’s gravelly soils and 650-meter altitude help set a naturally cool, structured frame, and the 2016 season leaned into that profile. It was a notably cool vintage with slow ripening, and the finished wine comes in at a modest 13% alcohol—an important stylistic marker for a top-tier Maipo Cabernet.

The blend is essentially Cabernet Sauvignon with 3% Petit Verdot, and production is reported at about 12,000 bottles. Picking ran from April 5 to April 13, landing later than the prior warm year and just ahead of late-April rains. Elevage is described as close to two years in mostly new French oak, with some Stockinger casks, then blended shortly before bottling—choices consistent with a polished, ageworthy house style.

Critically, the 2016 stands out for both acclaim and definition. Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate) awarded an excellent 96 points, highlighting its balance and restraint: it is “remarkably low in alcohol at 13%, with a lot of freshness and acidity.” He also emphasizes complexity and texture, calling it “complex, layered, fresh and tasty,” with “very fine tannins,” and notes that it is “nicely structured but terribly elegant at the same time.” That combination—structure without heaviness—is the core promise of this bottling in 2016.

On the aromatic and fruit profile, James Suckling points to lift and purity, citing “blue fruit and dark berry aromas” that are “so attractive and catching.” Taken together, the reviews frame Viñedo Chadwick 2016 as a cool-year Maipo Cabernet built around freshness, fine tannin management, and controlled ripeness, with the critical consensus firmly in premium territory.