Wine Description

95% Carmenere, complemented by 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is aged for ten months in French and American oak barrels, followed by an additional eight months of aging in bottle for further refinement.

Tasting Notes

This wine has a very attractive red–violet color with blue tones. On the nose ripe fig, black and red berries, and chocolate notes. On the palate, intense fruit with coffee notes. A well-structured wine with smooth and silky tannins. Very balanced with a long finish. Ideal for lamb or spicy cuisine.

Vineyard Characteristics

Production area/name of vineyard:	The Estate vineyards in the Colchagua Valley
Soil composition:	alluvial and volcanic
Training method:	Espaldera
Elevation (feet):	660
Vines/acre:	1,600
Yield/acre (tons):	2.5
Exposure:	Northwestern/southwestern
Year vineyard planted:	1994
Agronomist/Vineyard manager:	Ignacio Conca and Pedro Vega

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	95% Carmenere, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvest time:	April
Winemaking consultant:	Dominique Delteil
First vintage of this wine:	1997
Number bottles produced of this wine:	84,000
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	stainles steel
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	8
Fermentation temperature (°F):	75-79
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:	10 months
Length of bottle aging:	8 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	13.7%
pH level:	3.6
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	3.4
Acidity (grams/liter):	3.8
Dry extract (grams/liter):	29.7

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