2012 THE FIRST

Deep ruby-garnet, densely structured yet elegant, pleasant. Blue berries, hints of white pepper, smoke and cocoa, smart tannine structure. Perfect acidity, long lasting finish.

TERROIR / ORIGIN

Nancagua, Colchagua Valley, Chile

GRAPE VARIETY

100 % Cabernet Sauvignon

VITICULTURE

Planted before 1942, Guyot method, 6250 vines / ha. Self-rooted

HARVEST

45 hl/ha, strict slection in the vineyard manual harvest (10.04.2012)

Vinification

Complete destemming of the grapes, 12 days of mash fermentation with remontage, fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks as well as in open 225 litre oak barrels with subsequent aging in French barriques (1/3 new, 1/3 1-year-old, 1/3 2-year-old), batonnage; no fining or filtration. Producer bottling.

ANALYSIS
vol. alcohol
14 %
total acidity
4.45 g/l
ph-value
3.3
residual sugar
2.31 g/l

TASTING NOTE

Deep ruby-garnet. The El Primero is a densely structured, yet delightfully elegant wine. Its rich scents of black fruit such as blackberries, blueberries, cassis and ripe plum are seasoned with white pepper, smoke and a touch of cocoa. Mature, finely grained tannins and juicy, inciting acidity with a long and pleasant finish. An authentic character wine between Bordeaux-type elegance and Chilean spice.

Description

"A fresh breeze is flowing through the Colchagua Valley, whose wines are among the best Chile can offer. I have never tasted a wine like the one of the Swiss native Daniel Wiederkehr, having come to Chile in 2001. Ten years later, in his own vineyard VIÑA NAHUEL, planted in 1942, he started to produce his Cabernet Sauvignon. The old vines make for a delightful wine - with pleasant acidity and a rich variety of fragrances."Patricio Tapia in the chilean newspaper EL MERCURIO (05/2016)