Casas del Bosque, CabernetSauvignon, Reserva, Chile, Red, 75cl

Description

CASAS DEL BOSQUE, CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Region: Casablanca Valley / Aconcagua / Chile

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Taste: Deep ruby red in colour, on the nose this wine exhibits lifted notes of dark cherry, cinnamon, cloves and expresso bean. In the mouth flavours of cassis, dark plum and nutmeg dominate. Rich yet elegant tannins impart fine structure and a long finish.

Viticulture: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Rapel Valley cropped at an average of 9 tonnes per hectare (3.6 tons per acre).

Vinification: After being hand harvested the grapes were crushed and destemmed to stainless steel tanks. The must was then warmed and inoculated with selected yeasts and fermented during 10 to 15 days with temperatures peaking at 33ºC/91ºF. Following the completion of fermentation the must was subjected to an additional 5 days of post fermentation maceration (to give a total of 20 days total skin contact). The wine was then pressed off skins and put to French oak barrels for 10 months during which time it was racked twice: once in the spring when it was first sulphured (following the completion of malolactic fermentation) and then once again shortly before bottling.

Analysis: 13.5 % Alcohol , 2.2 g/l Sugar, 5.1 g/l Acidity
 

Recommendation: Red Meats in general
 

Serving Temperature: 12˚ – 18˚ C