Parcela #7

Datos técnicos Parcela #7 2003

Type Red Wine Reserve
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon 55%
Merlot 30%
Cabernet Franc 15%
Classification Denominación de origen Panquehue, Valle de Aconcagua, Chile"
Production 45,000 bottles
Production per Hectare           4,8 ton./1,4 kg per vine
Altitude 500m above sea level
Vine Training System Double Gobelet
Density 3'472 per hectare
Harvest Date 25 March 2003
Vinification Double crushing and destemming are followed by a 15 day pre-fermentative cold maceration. After the fermentation follows a post-fermentation of 5 days and 4 months barrel ageing (75% French, 25% American barrels)
Fermentation In 100 hl. stainless steel tanks
Ageing 4 months in 225 l Bordeaux
Bottling First fortnight in November
Alcohol by Volume 13,5%
Tartaric Acidity 3,05
PH 3,72
Colour Deep red cherry
Aroma and bouquet Intense aroma of cooked fruits that invokes nectarines, peaches and plums and that integrates harmoniously with notes of liquorice, deer skin, moist soil and black olives and a touch of herbs such as rosemary.
Flavour A soft, fresh and fruity start with balanced, sweet tannins and a very pleasing ending.
Serving Temperature 17°C
Storage Three to four years. To be drunk preferably within two years to savour all the intensity of the fruit.
Parcela #7