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VINEYARDS
Carmenère: 55% from Maule Valley and 31% from Maipo Valley.
Merlot: 9% from Maipo Valley.
5% Syrah from Maipo Valley
Age Seven to twelve years old.
Terroir specifications Clay loam soil, deep and well drained. High temperatures during the day and very
cold at night, getting even colder close to vintage.
Handling Elimination of shoots during spring, removal of interior leaves after set, selection of
the best brunches during veraison and once again after veraison. The grapes were
hand-picked.
HARVEST
Harvest date From Mid-March to end of May 2005
Harvest Brix From 25 to 26.5º Brix
Growing season There was some rain during Spring, especially during the flowering period. The period
from Summer until vintage was hot and dry with a large difference in temperature
between day and night, which allowed us to wait for the ideal level of maturity
and ensured that the grapes were in good condition for harvest.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were hand picked. The grapes were not crushed on reception at the winery,
the clusters were only de-stemmed.
The whole berries had four to five days of cold maceration at 14ºC prior to fermentation
and one to ten days of maceration at 25ºC after fermentation.
Selected yeasts were used during the fermentation, which took place in small tanks
from 10,000 to 40,000 Lts.
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation took place in tanks.
Aging 50% was aged in stainless steel tanks and 50% was aged in used oak barrels (two and
three years old).
Aged in oak for three to five months.
Bottling Slightly filtered
Bottled in March 2006