| Size | 75cl |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
| ABV | 13.2% |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maipo |
| Main Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon (88%) |
| Expression | White, Crisp, Dry and Refreshing |
Tasting note
One sniff, and you’re hooked. Drawn in by beguiling hints of the spice cabinet, a woodland walk, sesame oil with soy sauce and sun-dried seaweed at the tide line, there’s no way back.
In the press
93/100 - I also tasted the first vintage of the top 2020 Cuvée, produced with 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot selected from their vineyards in Isla de Maipo. It has 13% alcohol, reflecting a warmer and especially drier vintage, but it's very restrained, nothing heavy about it, elegant and balanced. It had a two-month maceration and an élevage of four months in used barriques and 14 months in 2,500-liter oak foudre. It's serious and austere with a toasty/burnt note in the nose, balsamic a little medicinal even, with shy flavors and fine tannins, quite balanced but not very expressive.
Viticulture
The 1.6 hectare vineyard comprises three blocks: one of 0.85 hectares, which was planted in 1997 and two, measuring 0.42 and 0.33 hectares, which date back to 1999. The vineyard is oriented east-west and the per-hectare planting density is 4,166. The vines correspond to massal selections from very old material and they are ungrafted and trained in double guy
Vinification
The grapes were hand-harvested into 10 kg bins and then rigorously selected and carefully destemmed in the winery. They underwent cold maceration for eight days prior to undergoing alcoholic fermentation. In the quest for a defined identity, the fermentations occured spontaneously from pre-existing vineyard yeasts, at temperatures of between 22ºC and 24ºC. A
| Closure | Natural Cork | ||||||
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| Suitable for | Vegans Vegetarians | ||||||
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| pH | 3.47 | ||||||
| Total Acidity | 6.05g/l Tartaric | ||||||
| Residual Sugar | 1.64g/l | ||||||
| Allergens | Sulphur | ||||||
| SKU Code | Z9256120 |