2014 harvest was a earlier, in terms of date, it began over the first week of april. We have some rain showers during the summer that helps to keep the climate slightly more fresh, getting more acidity to the grapes. The spring and the ripe season were normal, offering a high quality year.

Protected denomination of origin: maule
Color: Purple ruby
Type: Fruity dry red
Type of grape: petit verdot – cabernet franc
Alcohol: 13.5
pH/acidity: 3.61/3.58
Residual sugar: 1.77 gr/lt

The vineyards

The vines grow and ripe planted in circular terraces over granitic and slate soils, all the vineyard is planted with north east sun exposition, under a very strict care of the vineyards.
Age of the vineyard: 20 years.
Aging: 12 months in french casks.
Produced bottles: 4,510
Nº Of batches: One lot. All the production is bottled in one day.

The Making

Harvested manually over the first days of April in small cases of 12 kg . Fermented in small Inox tanks with native yeast. Daily gentle punch downs made by hand helped to keep the cap moist during the alcoholic fermentation in a temperature of 24°C up to 26°C during 22 up to 25 days. It is aged in french oak barrels of second use for over 12 months. After the malolactic fermentation the wine it is saved for a year looking forward for more structure, elegance and complexity.