Terranoble Azara Carignan

Wine Description

This Carignan is the result of a long-term relation with a
producer from Melozal, aimed at maintaining the traditions that have been passed on from generation to generation. Therefore, we don’t interfere in the management of these very old 60 to 100 year-old vines, intending to transmit the terroir and the authenticity of this variety in each bottle.

accordion plus icons
Acclaim
BEST VALLEY CHOICE LONCOMILLA: “This wine is from very old vines in the Maule’s dry-farmed secano costera zone, one of the places where Chile’s carignan boom began. As usual in the new era of this Gran Reserva line, it’s very fresh with a lot of red fruit and acidity and the floral tones that carignan offers by nature—a very generous nature. From the new wave of light and refreshing carignans.”
— Patricio Tapia, Jun 2018
“Rather than ripe, black and concentrated, this Carignan offers a new look at the variety in Maule, capturing a cooler, more red-fruited character. With floral notes, high acidity and firm tannins, it’s ideal for charcuterie.” (Best Buy)
— Wine & Spirits, Jun 2018
View more acclaim Arrow Right
accordion plus icons
Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Cauquenes
Soil composition
Granite
Training method
Bush
accordion plus icons
Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold soak
Time on its skins:
6 days
Maceration length:
30
Varietal composition:
100% Carignan
Fermentation container:
Stainless Steel Tanks/ Oak Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
77 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Age of Aging Container:
2-3 years
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
accordion plus icons
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
6.6 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
3.4 g/L
accordion plus icons
Wine Production

The grapes were harvested by hand on March 22 and then taken to the winery where they were destemmed and placed in opened stainless steel tanks for a cold maceration of 3 to 4 days.  The alcoholic fermentation took place between 23ºC and 25ºC during 8 to 12 days using soft extraction. Once completed, the wine underwent a post-fermentative maceration of one or two weeks. It was then placed directly in previously used French oak barrels and un-toasted casks (foudre) for aging, where it also made the malolactic fermentation.  

accordion plus icons
About the Vineyard

Poor and shallow depth soils along with high temperatures and water stress confer high concentration and rich natural acidity, typical of the granitic quartz soils and significant temperature ranges. The diversity of the landscape in terms of topography and plantations is very important as it forms a supplement that gives complexity to the wine.