Los Viñateros Bravos – País Volcánico

A Los Viñateros Bravos, País, 750 ml
Variety: País
Viña A Los Viñateros Bravos, Itata Valley
Composition: 100% País
Vintage: 2015
Oenologist: Leonardo Erazo Lynch

Pairing:  This remarkable País varietal wine loves grilled dishes, as the nature of the meat mirrors the bitter edge of the tannin in the wine. Serve at 16-18°C (60-64°F).

Tasting notes:

Colour: Dressed with a light ruby red with purple hints.
Aromas: On the nose, this wine is complex and intense, the delicate underbrush aromas of the Itata’s wild grass, red fruits and a little bit of cassis are aromas and flavours that characterize this País varietal wine.
Palate: The palate opens up to flavours of mixed red fruits, it is a fresh wine, delicate, marked by fine grain tannins that give a very unique structure and create a long lingering finish with a distinctive mineral character due to the volcanic soils where the old vines thrive.

Reference value – Case of 9 litres – equivalent to 12 bottles of  750 cc.

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Category:

This wine is an expression of the Itata hills in its variety. The Itata Hills are a fantastic place to show the potential of the terroir making wines with special character expressing the diverse profile of the mineral composition of the soil. Thousands of years of volcanic eruptions ashes deposited on the soil with millennial patience bring the opportunity to put a sense of place into the bottle of wine.

The almost unbelievable heritage, with centennial vines, the historic old vineyards over volcanic or over granitic soils have a lot to say and tell, this wine communicate that message. The organic viticulture (historically, a tradition in the Itata Valley) with natural winemaking conveys that message, avoiding to fix nature but rather enhancing its potential producing wines full of life and vibrancy.

The use of only native yeast makes the Malolactic fermentation to occur naturally, it is fermented and age in concrete vats, and the extraction is very subtle. The skins are pressed in a basket press (a zaranda), as it is an old awe and respected tradition in the valley. The wine is then aged in large wood vessels during 14 months when is bottled after a very coarse filtration.