Familia Vicente Pearce

Familia Vicente Pearce - CORTE - Azcuénaga Vineyard

Lunlunta

$ ARS

Release Price

Drink Window

14%

ABV

3.8

pH

5.8

TA

1.4

RS

Nose

Fruit forward nose of black cherry and black raspberry with hints of light floral and strawberry.

Palate

Nice body and well balanced with a medium acid and tannin profile focused mid-palate. It delivers dark cherry and blackberry with blueberry, dark chocolate and a touch of vanilla.

Harvest

Hand harvested in 16 kg bins.

Bottling

Bottled in recycled glass, 330 grams.

Winemaking

Hand sorted, destemmed, 4 day cold maceration, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, peak fermentation temperature managed, daily punchdown, native malolactic fermentation in barrel, racked every 6 months, unfined, all varietals vinified separately, blending decisions to create simply the best Corte possible.

Aging

Aged 15 months in 225 liter French oak barrels and then 2 years in bottle before release.

Appearance

Bright medium garnet.

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