Location

Estate: Alto Roble
Sub-region: Curico Valley
Soil: Loam/clay, rocky
Alcohol: 14 %
Total acidity: 5,0 g/L expressed as Tartaric acid
Residual sugar: 3,1 g/L

Viniculture

Age of vines: 15 years
Vine management system: Trellis
Density: 3,330 plants/hectare (1,350 plants/acre)
Yield: 14 tons/hectare (5.7 metric tons/acre)
Harvest method: Hand picking, with double selection in vineyard, in the second half of April.

Climate

Warm temperate climate with a Mediterranean rainfall regime and a wide range between daytime and nighttime temperatures, resulting from the proximity of the Pacific Ocean (80 kilometers, or 50 miles) and the Andes mountains (50 kilometers, or 37 miles). Alto Roble receives coastal breezes during the afternoon that help keep summer temperatures moderate. Annual precipitation averages about 600 millimeters, or 23.6 inches, concentrated in the winter months.

Soil

This Cabernet Sauvignon is made starting with grapes from parcels in the Alto Roble estate’s Los Riscos sector , characterized by deep, rocky loam-clay soil.

Vinification

Maceration: 18-20 days with cold pre-fermentative maceration for four days at under 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit).
Extraction: Traditional pumping-over and punching.
Fermentation: Starts with active dry yeast (Bayanus); temperature 25 to 28 degrees Celsius (77 to 82 Fahrenheit).
Aging: 85% of the wine was aged on its lees for six months in contact with French oak and micro-oxygenation; the remaining 15% was aged for eight months in French and American oak barrels.

Tasting Notes