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Obliqua 2019
Chile, Colchagua Valley
Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Description
Deep red in colour with violet hues. The nose presents notes of fresh red fruit like raspberries, intermingled with hints of white pepper and herbal notes, along with soft spice. In the mouth, this is a very elegant wine with firm structure and pronounced, chalky tannins, fresh acidity and it is well-balanced and long. This Carménère reflects Apalta’s higher-elevation vineyards and is atypical of Chilean Carménère because its origin in a high-altitude mountain vineyard has made it a nervous wine with great tension in the mouth. This is definitely a Carménère worth cellaring.
Awards
94 pts Descorchados Wine Guide
The Wine Merchant Top 100
La Cav - 94 points
Certifications
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
2.84 g/l residual sugar
5.8 g/l acidity
3.47 pH
Vinification
First the grapes underwent a cool pre-fermentative maceration to bring out the maximum colour and aromas. Then the must was fermented in small stainless steel tanks and also in open vats. A classic fermentation took place with 2-3 pump-overs per day during the first half of the fermentation period and then once a day thereafter. After the fermentation was complete, the wine was kept over its skins for a post-fermentative maceration for 2 weeks. Then it was racked straight into second-use barrels and a foudre.
Maturation
The wine was aged for 22 months: 70 % in extra-fine grain, second-use, 300-litre French oak barrels, and 30 % in a French oak foudre. And the wine spent a minimum of 1 year in the bottle.
Months in bottle: 12
Food Pairing
We recommend pairing this wine with roast or grilled red meat, pork rib, mature cheese and spicy dishes that go well with Carménère.
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
GTIN: 07808725408452
Closure: Natural cork
Packaging
Bottles per case: 6
GTIN: 17808725408459