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Undurraga Altazor Maipo Alto 2020
Undurraga Altazor Maipo Alto 2020
- Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Carmenère 8%, Carignan 2%
- Country Chile
- Region Valle de Maipo
- Abv 14 %
- BodyValue: D (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 2.8
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6 / 75cl
- An exceptional wine revealing expressive aromatic layers, balanced concentration, and wonderful complexity. Deep red fruits and blackberries are underpinned by earthy nuances, subtle spice, and mineral notes with a touch of tobacco. The structured palate shows the depth of flavour and integrated tannins, through to an everlasting finish.
The grapes were manually selected; first by cluster, then by berry to ensure only the ripe, healthy fruit was vinified. The grapes were then transferred by gravity into small stainless steel tanks of 10,000 litres for fermentation with selected yeasts. The wine was made without any additions and following fermentation it was transferred to French oak barrels where it spent 16 months. It received a further 18 months bottle ageing prior to release.
An exceptional wine revealing expressive aromatic layers, balanced concentration and wonderful complexity. Deep red fruits and blackberries are underpinned by earthy nuances, subtle spice and mineral notes with a touch of tobacco. The structured palate shows depth of flavour and integrated tannins, through to an everlasting finish.
Country | Chile |
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Brand | Undurraga |
Vintage | 2020 |
Bottles Per Case | 6 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | No |
Winery | The grapes for this wine were carefully selected from small plots. The Cabernet Sauvignon comes from estate vineyards planted in the early 1990s, in Pirque and Los Morros, in Alto Maipo. The Pirque vineyard contains alluvial soils with medium composition with a high level of stone content, whereas Los Morros consists of soils of colluvial-alluvial origin. Both soil types have medium to low fertility, good depth of 1.5 to 2 metres and good drainage; ideal conditions to produce wines of character. The Carmenare grapes come from an estate vineyard in the Colchagua Valley planted in the mid 1980s. The clay loam soil textures are dominant which is ideal for this variety as they retain soil moisture ensuring optimum and prolonged ripening. The Carignan grapes come from a rain-fed vineyard planted in 1958, in the Maule Valley. It contains soils with clay texture, high quartz content, subsoil of granitic origin and good drainage. |