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Wine Description
The Story
Variety: 100% Carménère
D.O: Maipo Valley
Soil: Deep soil with layers of granitic clay and coarse sand
Vinification: Only 50% of the grapes were crushed. Prior to fermentation they were macerated at 8°C for 5 days. When the temperature began to rise, pumping over began and the must fermented at between 22°C and 26°C. The wine was tasted each day to determine the level of pumping over. The wine spent a total of 35 days in the tank befo...
Wine Information
Alcohol: 14.0%
pH: 3.47
Acidity: 6.12 g/l (Tartaric acid)
Residual sugar: 2.7 g/l
Ageing Potential: This wine can be stored for up to 10 years in optimum conditions.
Harvest: The grapes were harvested on 15 March. The clusters were manually harvested into small 13-kg bins. Then they were selected by hand and fed by gravity instead of pumps along a conveyor belt into the underground tanks.
Vintage: Spring 2013 and summer 2014 ...
