We decided to plant this first Grenache of the Casablanca Valley because we were sure that in our terroir with its cold and very sunny climate, the plant would express an incredible fruitfulness, a lot of freshness, concentration and balance.
SOURCE
DO: Casablanca Valley, Chile
Variety: 100% Grenache, the first vineyard of this strain in the Valley
Vineyard Location: Orrego Arriba sector, in the "Corredor del Viento"
Soil: Clay sand with decomposed granite
Plantation: High density trellis, 1.5mx 1.0m, in NW-SE orientation, optimizing insolation and ventilation
Pest Control: Organic, not certified.
Nutrition: Compost (winery waste, cow and horse guano) and algae extract for micro elements
Winemaking
Harvest: Manual, May 24, 2019
Selection: Manual, in the field
Destemming: 100%
Cold maceration: 7 days at 5 ° C
Fermentation: at 22–25 ° C with 2 pump-overs daily, determined by tasting to finish
Post-fermentation maceration: 10 days, 1 pumping over at the beginning
Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous, 100% in barrels
BREEDING
100% in barrels, 4 French oak and 2 European, M and M +
Aging time: 12 months
Age of the barrels: 3 new, the others 2nd and 3rd use
BOTTLING
Stabilization: Natural, 2 winters
Filtration: No
Packaging date: February 11, 2021
Production: 1,740 bottles
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: 2.39 g / L
Total Acidity: 5.10 g / L (tart) pH: 3.7