Caliterra

Winemaker Comment

Our Caliterra Reserva Syrah 2009 has an incredibly deep and attractive colour. In aromas, the wine shows intense plum and blackberry notes that mingle with herbs such as oregano and clove finishing with a meaty sensation.
On the palate the wine feels fresh and tasty, elegant and complex, with a soft, pleasant and long finale.

Vintage Note

We in Colchagua, and in fact most of Chile, experienced exceptional warm, sunny, and rain-free weather throughout the entire season, including harvest. April was particularly sunny with high temperatures. Polygonal Work in the vineyard was crucial throughout the season and consisted of making a rational separation by heterogeneity within the different plots to reflect the variances generated by the diversity present in the soils. We use the latest technology and multispectral images to determine the state of maturity on a plant by plant basis and then harvest uniform sectors of fruit that are taken to the cellar and begin their own route to the bottle rather than being mixed into a mass of grapes of varying degrees of ripeness. This requires a very close degree of separation of sub-lots, such as occurs naturally the variations of the soil beneath the plants.

Fermentation and Aging

Fermentation started at 30º Celsius and was later decreased to 28º Celsius, with the idea to avoid over extraction of skin elements. The wine aged in oak barrels for a period of ten months. In this phase, malolactic fermentation took place softening the wine.