Nose
The nose displays ripe black berry fruit laced with spice and smoky oak.
Palate
The palate shows further spice and black fruit, mingled with subtle hints of vainilla and toasted oak. Finishes long and lingering with elegant, gentle tannins.
Growing Conditions
La Piramide Vineyard: aluvial origin. Clay topsoil with rounded rocks on the bottom. Arena (30%), Limo (40%) y arcilla (30%)
Harvest
The 2014 was the coolest harvest year since 2001. It was a year with pronounced regional contrasts. Abundant snowmelt (the Andes could be seen covered in snow throughout the whole harvest season) would have made this a very large harvest, except that everything slowed down with the cool weather in February, March and April, and the severe September frost. The harvest happened about one to two weeks later than usual and the yields were average overall. The wines stand out for their high natural acidity, freshness and concentration.
Winemaking
6 days pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation in 225 – 550 liter French oak barrels. 28 days maceration. Full malolactic fermentation.
Aging
12-16 months in French oak.
Appearance
An intense purple color.
