This super premium Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon is only produced in years of exceptional vintages. This wine embraces the knowledge and experience gathered during more than a century of tradition and evolution, always aiming to deliver the best our terroir can offer.
This 100% old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon shows tremendous potential and typicity in the broadest sense of the word. Deep, intense ruby-red in color, with complex aromas of red fruits, plums, cherries, and notes of ripe black fruits such as blackberries and blueberries combine with a sweet touch of vanilla and coffee. The balance of fruit and acidity complemented by sweet and silky tannins promises long cellaring potential.
The grapes were hand picked in our Carneros Viejo vineyard, which has spectacular terroir at the foot of the Andes Mountains in the Maipo Alto Valley. The grapes were selected first on the vine and then again on a selection belt in the winery. The grapes underwent a classic fermentation 82º–84ºF for 12 days followed by a short, 10-day extended maceration, which allowed the new wine to develop silky, elegant tannins with very high fruit expression. As always, malolactic fermentation took place in new French oak barrels. The wine was aged 15 months in medium-toast French oak barrels (95% new).