- Apellation:
- Colchagua Valley
- Vineyard:
- Caliterra Estate
Single Vineyard
Quillay # Block
- Composition:
- 89% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 6% Syrah
- 3% Carmenere
- 2% Petit Verdot
- Alcohol:
- 14.0% by volume
- Final pH:
- 3.45
- Total Acidity:
- 5.8 g/l (tartaric acid)
- Residual Sugar:
- 2.55 g/l
Tasting Notes
With a very good presentation, this wine is deep cherry-red in color with a ruby-red rim. Elegant on the nose, with moderate aromatic intensity that recalls fresh wild fruits and cherries accompanied by spicy notes of black pepper, tobacco, and an elegant touch of coffee.
Elegance and depth stand out on the palate. Barrel aging lends refinement and volume, which suggests long aging potential.
Fermentation and Aging
The grapes that go into this wine were hand picked into plastic trays, destemmed, and deposited into stainless steel tanks. Fermentation took place at 26º-28ºC, and the wine had a maceration period of 25 days to enhance its complexity and obtain a pleasing and intense structure. This year’s climatic characteristics have clearly left their mark on the wine and have lent it great refinement and elegance. This wine was aged for 12-14 months in French and American oak barrels.
Winemaker’s Notes
Cabernet Sauvignon is a strong variety in Chile. This wine comes from the EI Quillay block, which gives rise to our finest Cabernet Sauvignon, a variety that did very well this vintage, despite the atypical season.
The characteristics of this particular season required significant work to be done with the foliage in order for the grapes to reach the proper level of ripeness. The resulting fruit is fresh, concentrated, and aromatically intense. We are happy with the quality obtained this season in this Tributo range.
