Terranoble Azara Cabernet Sauvignon

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Wine Description

The grapes from this wine are grown in the Colchagua Valley. Its Andes {Los Lingues vineyard} and Coastal {Marchigue, Los Cactus} influence deliver different bases and soils that result in an intense wine. This combination gives a full body character to the wine. 

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Acclaim
“A nice, mature cabernet sauvignon with fresh blackberries and a touch of smoky oak. I like the generous, moderately dry tannins that give this a firm backbone and make it food-friendly.”
— James Suckling, Apr 2019
“Made with grapes from the Los Lingues zone, toward the Andes, and from Marchigue, toward the coast, both in Colchagua, this wine has all of the exuberant fruit of the cabernets from the valley, and in the case of this wine, very fresh fruit as well. It also has 15% grapes from Maipo Alto, which lend smoothness to the rather wild Colchagua tannins.”
— Descorchados, Jun 2019
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Los Cactus & Los Lingues
Vineyard size
50 acres
Soil composition
Granite and Clay-Loam
Training method
VSP
Elevation:
1,254 feet
Vines/acre:
1,600
Yield/acre:
2.6 tons
Exposure:
Northern / Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1998
Harvest time:
April
First vintage of this wine:
1999
Bottles produced of this wine:
150,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
5 days; 7-14
Varietal composition:
10% Syrah
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration; Racking, and Pumpovers
Type of aging container:
Barriques and Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-Two years
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
No relevant data were found.
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Wine Production

The grapes are handpicked and then taken to the cellar, where they are de-stemmed and put in stainless steel tanks for a prefermentative cold soak for 3 to 4 days. The fermentation is carried on between 25° and 26°C, with mild extractions, taking between 8 to 12 days to finish. Afterwards, the wine goes through a 1 or 2-week post fermentative maceration to gain in complexity and roundness. Once it has reached its optimum quality, it goes directly to French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, ageing for 12 months.

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About the Vineyard

Andes influence vineyards: deeper soils that result in a later maturity, richer texture and round tannins.  Coastal influence vineyards: thinner soils with sand content provide structure and harder - rustic tannins.