A Deeper Dive into Don Melchor

A look at a new wine from the reigning Wine of the Year producer

Wine Spectator senior editor Aaron Romano
Senior editor Aaron Romano talks with Viña Don Melchor chief winemaker Enrique Tirado about DM01, the producer’s newly released bottling. (Rick Wenner)

Enrique Tirado, the winemaker behind Wine Spectator’s 2024 Wine of the Year, reveals a new parcel-specific wine from the same vineyard that produces Viña Don Melchor, one of Chile's signature reds. Learn more about the just-released DM01, from the 2022, from senior editor and lead taster for Chilean wines Aaron Romano.

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