2014 EL PRIMERO

Dark ruby-garnet, hints of purple, compact structure yet elegant. Dark and red berries, cherries. Walnut, shades of mints and cassis, stimulating, long finish.
This wine calls for a Barbeque.

TERROIR / ORIGIN

Nancagua, Colchagua Valley, Chile

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VITICULTURE

Planted before 1942, cordon method, 6,250 plants/hectare, self-rooted.

HARVEST

45 hl per hectare, strict selection manual harvest (24.04.2014)

Vinification

Fully destemmed, fermentation in open 225 lt. barriques, followed by 18 months vinification in french barriques. (1/3 new, 1/3 one-time usage, 1/3 two-times usage). No fining and no filtration. Estate bottled.

ANALYSIS
vol. alcohol
13.5 %
total acidity
6.89 g/l
ph-value
3.21
residual sugar
3.00 g/l

TASTING NOTE

Dark ruby-garnet, hints of purple, compact structure yet elegant. Dark and red berries, cherries. Walnut, shades of mints and cassis, stimulating, long finish. "This year the cabernet has lots of acidic energy along with nervy tannins that beg for a barbecue. Medium-bodied and generous in red fruit flavors. "A vertical wine. 94 points Patricio Tapia Chile, April 2019"

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