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the grapes of chardonnay are cultivated
from 18 year-old vines grown in melozal,
located in the heart of the maule valley.
the conduction system consist in a double
crosspiece and are tied in with a knotted
cord. a manual harvest provides a 10.000
kg yield per hectare. the wine’s composition
is 100% chardonnay.
WINE MAKING PROCESS /stem removal and gentle crushing of the berries. cold maceration is conducted over an 12-hour period at 10ºc with gentle pressing and mud removal of the must carried out at
10ºc the selected yeast is directly sown during the fermentation process taking place at temperatures of 16ºc.
AGEING IN BARREL: The wine is unoaked .
BOTTLING /
Filtration: Sterile filtration. Potential maturation: up to 4 years
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS |
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Alcohol Content (20º) |
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13.50 |
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pH |
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3.24 |
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Ackermann dry extract |
g/l: |
23.30 |
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Total acidity exp C4H6O6 |
g/l: |
6.23 |
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Volatile acidity exp C2H4O2 |
g/l: |
0.20 |
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Total Sulphur |
g/l: |
0.143 |
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Free Sulphur |
g/l: |
0.046 |
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Residual Sugars |
g/l: |
5.02 |
TASTING NOTES /this wine has a young greenish-yellow colour. to the nose it presents a hint of citrus, ripe peaches,
banana and pineapple mingled with elegant tones of honey. it provides tones of peach and pineapple. well-bodied and
well balanced with a pleasant acidity providing an agreeable freshness. it has a certain creaminess and pleasant finesse.
FOOD AND DRINK PAIRING / enjoy it with squids, smoked salmon, reineta, cebiche,shrimp, locos, meat carpaccio smoked ham,vegetable terrine and fresh cheeses with herbs the recommended serving temperature is 12ºc.
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