Wine Description

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. 80% of the wine was aged in oak barrel for 9 months. There is a wonderful richness, complexity and concentration in this Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tasting Notes

Red berries, smoke, chocolate and pure fruit dominate the nose. An intense and exquisite wine with dark ruby color of remarkable depth. Ideal with red meat, duck, pork or venison.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The Estate vineyards in the Colchagua Valley
Size of vineyard (acres):	25
Soil composition:	alluvial and volcanic
Training method:	Espaldera
Elevation (feet):	1,254
Vines/acre:	1,600
Yield/acre (tons):	2.5
Exposure:	Northwestern/southwestern
Year vineyard planted:	1999
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Ignacio Conca and Pedro Vega

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvest time:	April
Winemaking consultant:	Dominique Delteil
First vintage of this wine:	1997
Number bottles produced of this wine:	66,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	stainless steel
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	8
Fermentation temperature (°F):	76-80
Length of maceration (days):	8
Aging
Aging container:	French and American oak barrels
Age of aging container:	50% new, 50% used
Length of aging before bottling:	9 months
Length of bottle aging:	8 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	13.9%
pH level:	3.6
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	3.1
Acidity (grams/liter):	3.5
Dry extract (grams/liter):	28.0

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