Santa Rita RESERVA Carmenere Rapel Valley Chile

Oenologyst Comments : Ruby red coloured wine, Aroma with tipicity, dominating species y red fruits which are a characteristic of Carmenère. In mouth an agreable balance, with soft tanines. Tasty wine, pleasant for every day use. (12 x 75 cl)

Winemaker's Comments : Vivid red color, brilliant, with violet hints, of medium intensity. Ripe red fruits combine with fine herbs in a young and fruity aroma. To the palate it is a medium lightly bodied wine showing fruity and pasty, round, soft and ripe tannins.Vivid red color, brilliant, with violet hints, of medium intensity. Ripe red fruits combine with fine herbs in a young and fruity aroma. To the palate it is a medium lightly bodied wine showing fruity and pasty, round, soft and ripe tannins. (12 x 75 cl)

Santa Rita 120 Merlot Rapel Valley Chile from Chile, Rapel by Santa Rita SA Las Conde Santiago (12 x 75 cl)

Winemaker's Comments : Brilliant yellow-green coloured wine. Intense varietal aroma with predominantly tropical fruits like grapefruit and pineapple, rounded with soft hints of vanilla and hazelnut. A wine of great volume and pleasant acidity. Ageing in American oak has given it a complex structure, sweetness and persistence (12 x 75 cl)

Winemaker's Comments : All vineyards are planted in vertical shoot position in order to obtain good sunlight exposure and airing. The crop is restricted to 7-8 ton/ha so as to get concentrated grapes. During the season, irrigation becomes a critical factor for this variety since it is very sensitive to water stress. The idea is to reduce water availability down to pea size to produce medium size berries and vigor control, then allowing the roots to feed the plant with enough water for good ripening, without any excess, while keeping a small growth of leaves at the tip of the shoots. (12 x 75 cl)

Winemaker's Comments : Intense ruby red color. In nose, a fruity wine with aromas of black fruit, plums and herbs, pleasantly combined with undertones of vanilla, cloves and spices from the barrel in which it was matured. In mouth, a medium body wine, that is expressive, complex, well balanced and persistent. (12 x 75 cl)

35% of the grapes were cold macerated for 18 hours at temperatures lower than 5ºC. The rest, crushed and pressed immediately. Free-run and low pressure was used to produce de Reserva level, in order to secure a maximum of fruit concentration and a good acidity balance, essential for this style of fresh Sauvignon and structured with a good acidity . A work over fine lees before proceeding to the decanting. Musts highly decanted and fermented at low temperatures allow good fruit development and retention of the same 40% of the wine was kept in contact with its lees for two to three months, in order to affix its character and give greater volume to the final blend. (12 x 75 cl)

Santa Monica RESERVA Carmenere Rapel Valley Chile from Chile, Rapel by Vina Santa Monica (12 x 75 cl)

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