In 1554 a Spanish priest named Francisco de Carabantes brought to Chile its very first vine. By naming its first wine Carabantes, Viņa von Siebenthal wishes to honour the pioneer of Chilean viticulture. Carabantes is an innovative, fresh wine in which the Syrah expresses itself in new, delicate and perfumed tones.
Technical data Carabantes 2002
| Type | Red Wine |
| Grape | Syrah 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Petit Verdot 5% |
| Classification | Denominación de origen “Panquehue, Valle de Aconcagua, Chile” |
| Production | 28,000 bottles |
| Production per Hectare | 9t; 1.7kg per vine |
| Altitude | 500m above sea level |
| Vine Training System | Double Gobelet |
| Density | 5208 per hectare |
| Harvest Date | 27 March 2002 |
| Vinification | Double crushing and destemming are followed by a 20 day pre-fermentative cold maceration. After the fermentation follows a post-fermentative maceration of 10 days and 6 months barrel ageing (75% French, 25% American barrels) |
| Fermentation | In 100 hl. stainless steel tanks |
| Ageing | 6 months in 225 l Bordeaux barrels |
| Bottling | October 2002 |
| Alcohol by Volume | 13.5% |
| Tartaric Acidity | 5.21 grams/litre (sulfuric) |
| PH | 3.62 |
| Colour | Ruby red with some suggestions of purple |
| Aroma and bouquet | Intense with good complexity. At the forefront are red berries, blueberries, raspberry, flower aromas such as violet, with hints of aromatic herbs reminiscent of musk rose, dried tea leaves, laurel, liquorice, spices such as white pepper and a mint finish. |
| Flavour | A sweet, ample, fresh start with good volume and mature tannins and a very pleasing ending. |
| Serving Temperature | 17-19°C |
| Storage | Three to four years. To be drunk preferably within two years to savour all the intensity of the fruit. |
