2015 EL PRIMERO

Strong ruby garnet. Black forest berries, cherries, complex bouquet, elegantly integrated tannins with perfectly balanced acidity. Long, stimulating finish. Great storage potential.

TERROIR / ORIGIN

Nancagua, Colchagua Valley, Chile

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VITICULTURE

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

HARVEST

40 hl per hectare, strict selection in the vineyard manual harvest 17.04.2015

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	14.0 %
total acidity	6.28 g/l
ph-value	3.37
residual sugar	3.08 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

The grapes for this EL PRIMERO originate from our small vineyard of merely 6 hectares, in Nancagua, the heart of the Colchagua Valley. Planted with over 80 year old, magnificent Cabernet Sauvignon vines. The ideal climate of dry summers with hot days and comfortably cool nights and its soils rich of minerals offer the best possibles conditions for the production of powerful wines of exceptional quality, supported by the sparkling clean waters from the nearby Andean Mountains.