• Valley: Curicó Valley (Entre Cordillera)
• Soil: Alluvial in origin. Clay loam with the presence of stones at 80cm. Fertile soils allow the vines to express all their vegetative and fruit potential.
• Altitude: 243m above sea level.
• Weather: Mediterranean with a long, dry summer season and intense sunlight. Marked DTR (Diurnal Temperature Range, or difference between day and night temperatures), key for assisting the development of flavors.
• Annual rainfall: 600mm average during winter, mostly between June and August.

The vineyards at Viña Echeverría are located in the Curicó Valley, at the 35th parallel south, and the rows are planted in an east-westerly direction to potentiate the sun’s exposure. We work with a model of micro viticulture, which means that each plot, no more than half a hectare, is identified according to its terroir and microclimate and planted, pruned, irrigated and harvested accordingly, resulting in grapes of optimum quality and flavor.

Blend: Carmenère from ungrafted selected clones of pre-phylloxera French rootstock.

Harvest:
April 21st, 2021.
Hand-picked in 18 Kg. boxes and carried to the winery immediately after cutting.
Carefully selected before processing.

• Fermented in 25,000 and 15,000 liter stainless steel tanks for 8 days at 24-27°C controlled temperature to dryness with selected yeasts
• Fermentation finished without grape skin contact.100% malolactic fermentation
• Aged in 225 liter French used oak barrels for 4-5 months
• Stored in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks through bottling

Roberto Echeverría Jr has been the Chief Winemaker at Viña Echeverría since 2001. Inspired by his French heritage, Roberto’s signature style produces wines with a combination of Old World elegance and New World energy. More European viticultural techniques include timely harvesting to avoid over ripeness and therefore good balance and control of alcohol levels. Focus is on French varietals, barrels and yeasts, as well as longer fermentation and aging in barrels and diverse blending.

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