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Deep ruby purple. Fresh and
mineral nose of red ripe fruits, dried herbs and fine spicy oak. Juicy, with
a lot of texture, the mouth is armed with firms and powerful tannins. The
fresh finish expresses all the character of this cabernet.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Style: Big-Bodied, fruity, and elegant,
with a touch of oak
Production: 2.770 cases
Yield: 6 ton/hectare
Age of the Vines: 14 years
Soil Type: Alluvial, rocky clay in Tamaya
South and sandy loam in Tamaya North
Irrigation: Drip irrigation
Harvest: Manual. Grapes are carefully
transported to the winery in small containers
Analysis: Alcohol 13 % vol.
Vinification: The grapes were handpicked
during the first week of May and carefully transported to the winery. They
were destemmed, lightly crushed and deposited into stainless steel tanks for
fermentation. The must was inoculated with selected yeasts and allowed to
ferment at 28 – 30 degrees C (82 – 86 degrees F) with regular pumpovers that
ranged from 1.5 times the volume in the beginning to half volume at the end.
Upon completion of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine remained on its
skins for another week to develop additional structure and character. The
wine was then separated from the skins, the skins pressed, and the press
wine was reserved separately. The free-run wine was aged in oak barrels for
10 months and then blended 50 – 50% with the remaining wine that had been
held in stainless steel tanks. The finished wine was cold stabilized,
filtered, and bottled.
Tasting Note: Deep yet brilliant
purplish-garnet in color, with highly expressive balsamic aromas that waft
from the glass along with notes of wet rocks, bread crust, aromatic tobacco
along with the clean fruity notes of ripe cherries and black currant juice.
Accents of wild rosemary make an appearance, along with a subtle touch of
leather, dark chocolate and black pepper. The palate presents good volume
and a juicy texture that grows and intensifies in the mouth thanks to its
firm young tannins. The mouth feel pairs up with the fresh acidity to land
the wine its solid structure and devise and expressive balsamic finish full
of spicy red fruits with a trace of minerals that will become more complex
over time.
Best Enjoyed: Within 4 years
Winemaker: Jose Pablo Martin
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