Our Wines: Altos - Carmenère / Carignan

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This particular blend comes from “Old dry blocks” of Carignan from the Cauquenes region, blended with Carmenere grapes from the Maipo Valley. The result is a unique and memorable wine, very complex and intense, with notes of blackcurrant and roasted chili. The palate is smooth, rich and elegant. This blend is a wonderful wine for spicy food and barbecue sauces.

 

Vintage: 2005

Variety: 60% Carmenère + 40% Carignan.

 

Region:
Central Valley (Carmenere from Maipo y Carignan from cauquenes).

 

Wine making details:

All the stems of the grapes were removed with partial crushing of the berries. The must was cooled to reduce the temperature immediately after crushing to maintain flavors and aromas and reduce the level of SO2. Cool pre-fermentation maceration for 72 hour to extract primary flavors and color. Fermented in stainless steel tanks with jackets at 25°C. Total maceration period between 20 to 35 days. Natural malolactic fermentation at 16°C. No fining and this is an unfiltered wine.

 

Tasting notes:
Color: Dark and deep ruby red.
Aroma: Dense and complex with an expressive range of blackberries, blueberries, cherries and pomegranate flavors with hints of sweet spices and
cedar.
Palate: Rich, deep and powerful. Has a compelling purity and impressive persistence.

 

Cellar Potencial: 8 years.

 

Aging:
12 - 14 Months French Oak and 30% American Oak

 

Technical details:

Alcohol content: 13.70% vol.
Total Acidity: 7.04 g/l (Expr. in Sulfuric Acid)
PH: 3.49
Sugar: 2.84 g/l
Dry Extract: 31.10 g/l

 

Parings:
Indian food, barbecue sauces, pasta and medium body cheeses.

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