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CLIMATE
Warm temperate climate with a Mediterranean rainfall regime and a wide range between daytime and night time temperatures, resulting from the proximity of the Paci�c Ocean (80 kilometers, or 50 miles) and the Andes moun-tains (50 kilometers, or 37 miles). Annual precipitation averages about 600 millimeters, or 23.6 inches,concentrated in the winter months.
VITICULTURE
Age of vines: 10 yearsVine management system: CanopyDensity: 1,660 plants/hectare (670 plants/acre)Yield: 14 tons/hectare (5.7 metric tons/acre)Harvest method: Hand picking, with double selection in vineyard, in second half of April.
VINIFICATION
Maceration: 20-25 days with cold pre-fermentative mace-ration for four days at under 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahren-heit).Extraction: Traditional pumping-over and punching.Fermentation: Starts with active dry yeast (Bayanus); temperature 25 to 28 degrees Celsius (77 to 82 Fahrenheit).Aging: 12 months in French and American oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Intense ruby red color.Nose: Intense nose of strawberry, forest, licorice and a faint animal quality.Palate: Round and well-structured; vanilla, chocolate and licorice aromas in a long �nish.
CABERNET SAUVIGNONGRAN RESERVA
Alc: 14°Ta: 5 gl