2022 CHAK

Dark garnet red. Red and blue berries, subtle notes of smoke and herbs. Well-balanced tannins in an elegant body. Inviting, even tempting, yet with a solid character and a long, stimulating finish.

TERROIR / ORIGIN

Nancagua, Colchagua Valley, Chile

GRAPE VARIETY

100 % Cabernet Sauvignon

VITICULTURE

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

HARVEST

60 hl/ha; Manual harvest March 31, 2022

Vinification

Fully destemmed, fermentation in temperature controlled steel tanks, followed by 12-month vinification in french 225 Lt. barriques (25%) and steel tank (75%). No fining, no filtration. Estate bottled.

ANALYSIS


vol. alcohol	14 %
total acidity	5.15 g/l
ph-value	3.63
residual sugar	3.09 g/l

TASTING NOTE

Intense garnet-red colour. Aromas of ripe red and blue berries. Subtle notes of smoke and herbs, tannins and acidity in perfect harmony. Solid, elegant body with a pleasant, animating finish. An fine company for a tasty meat or pasta dish, with cheese or solo.

Description

Chak stands for together, jointly in the language of the Mapuche Indians, the native inhabitants of Chile. 2020 was a very typical wine-year for Chile: hot days and comfortable nights, delightfully cooled by the fresh evening breeze from the nearby Pacific Ocean, resulting in the perfect ripening of our healthy grapes. The 37'500 self-rooted vines on our 6 hectares are over 80 years old, rugged and full of power. Blessed with our perfect climate and the ideal terroir, rich of minerals which the waters have carried over centuries from the Andean mountains, are the best prerequisites for the production of my extraordinarily rich and harmonious wines. Daniel Wiederkehr