Tasting Notes 2009
Grapes : 100% Chardonnay Clone Mendoza (75%) and Clone 76 (25%)
Harvest : Grapes are harvested by hand at the beginning of the month of April.
Yielding : 7 to 8 tons per hectare.
Winemaking process : The whole grape clusters are pressed, without destemming, for all grapes of Clone 76; and remainder of the grapes are manually selected in selection tables.
Grapes are macerated for 4 hours inside the press.
Twenty percent of the wine is fermented in 300 L French second use oak barrels, using native yeasts. The wine is allowed to stay in the barrels for six months.
The other 80% of the wine is allowed to ferment in stainless steel tanks, with selected yeasts at temperatures between 14 and 16ºC. Once the alcoholic fermentation is finished, the macerated process is completed on its own lees for 90 days.
Taste Notes : Yellowish with greenish reflection tones.
Fresh and intense aroma. Wild pear and peach confiture and hints of hazelnut and smoke.
Delicious and complex in mouth, with a dominant mineral and fresh acidity. Fruity taste, smooth and medium body. Notes of ice cream cone and long finishing.
Analysis :
Recommendations : Serving temperature 12ºC.
Serve with creamy cheeses, turkey and roasted chicken breast, pasta dishes with cream sauces, tuna fish Ceviche, salmon tartare and sushi.
