Cabernet Franc - Carménère
Origin:
Maule Valley, Chile
Composoition:
60% Cabernet Franc - 40% Carménère.
Tasting Notes:
This blend has aromas of dry leaves, chocolate and white pepper that unfold with raspberry and blackberry fruit flavors, silky smooth tannins, and a lovely complex finish. Go figure! Great for lamb or pork dishes. It is recommended to drink between temperature 16° -18° C.
Vinification:
Harvesting: Manual harvest using 10 kilo baskets, turned over into 400 kg. bins for transport to the winery. The grapes were cold macerated for 5 days,then fermented in stainless steel tanks between 24° -28° C for 10 days. Then the wines were aged in a mix of newand used barrels for 8 months. The grapes for this "Estate Bottled" wine come from our Batuco vineyards 90% and Las Tizas vineyards 10%.
Climate:
Climate: Long, dry summers, temperatures moderated by cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean.
Soils:
Deep clay soils of medium to low fertility.
Topography:
Hilly
Ageing Potential:
Best consumed in 4 to 5 years.
Food Pairing:
Great for lamb or pork dishes.
Temperature:
It is recommended to drink between temperature 16° -18° C.
Chocolate and pepper. Go figure!
A rabbit is fuzzy and cute. A unicycle is an odd contraption. Each one by itself is a dignified creation. Put them together, and there's the trick! We pair dignified grapes together in such a way that - shazam! - Something wondrous comes out of it.
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