Wine Description

In this blend, 96% Carmenere is balanced with 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged for one year in French oak barrels.

Tasting Notes

Deep purple in color, this wine shows ripe aromas of blackberry, plum, fig and dates. On the palate, it has a rich and velvety mouthfeel and notes of voluptuous dark fruit--a wine of superb balance!

Vineyard Characteristics

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

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:	96% Carmenere, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvest time:	April
Winemaking consultant:	Dominique Delteil
First vintage of this wine:	1997
Number bottles produced of this wine:	29,333
Fermentation
Fermentation container:	Stainless steel
Length of alcoholic fermentation (days):	8
Fermentation temperature (°F):	75-79
Length of maceration (days):	10
Aging
Aging container:	French oak barrels
Age of aging container:	New
Length of aging before bottling:	12 months
Length of bottle aging:	12 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol:	14.1%
pH level:	3.7
Residual sugar (grams/liter):	2.5
Acidity (grams/liter):	3.4
Dry extract (grams/liter):	29.4

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