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Vina Echeverria El Compadre Valle de Malleco Pinot Noir 2021
Vina Echeverria El Compadre Valle de Malleco Pinot Noir 2021
- Grapes Pinot Noir 100%
- Country Chile
- Region Valle de Malleco
- Abv 14 %
- BodyValue: B (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 2.3
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6 / 75cl
- A silky, smooth Pinot Noir made with low intervention to fully express notes of spiced cherry, blueberry, hibiscus, and violets. Beautifully balanced with an elegant finish, 2021 was a milder vintage. Lower average maximum temperatures were recorded during summer, which took place without the spikes of heat waves. Due to high spring rainfall, good soil water accumulation provided ample water supply to the vines and rainfall in January maintained the quality of the fruit. 2021 was a lovely, balanced vintage without extremes.
Following a low-intervention philosophy, the grapes underwent cool skin maceration at 10°C for four to five days before fermentation. Fermentation took place with wild yeasts, allowing for the best terroir expression, in stainless steel tanks and lasted 12 to 15 days at 23 - 27°C. Post-fermentation maceration lasted for five days, and 100% of the wine underwent malolactic conversion, softening the palate. 75% were aged in French oak barrels for six months.
A silky, smooth Pinot Noir made with low intervention to fully express notes of spiced cherry, blueberry, hibiscus and violets. Beautifully balanced with an elegant finish.
Price | £91.34 |
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Country | Chile |
Vintage | 2021 |
Bottles Per Case | 6 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | No |
Winery | The vineyard is located in the Valle de Malleco, surrounded by volcanoes around 340 miles south of Santiago. This cool-climate region has high rainfall of 1,300 millimetres a year and a short growing season. However, the region enjoys high sunlight hours, which encourages grape ripening. The diurnal temperature differences are marked, the warm days give way to considerably cooler nights, which slows the ripening of the grapes producing aromatic grapes with great concentration of flavours and excellent balance between sugar and acidity. The soils are volcanic in origin and are red clay, deep and rich in organic compounds, with good drainage, an essential attribute to cope with the high rainfall in this region. The lower groundwater levels encourage the vines to develop deep root systems, produce less foliage and produce low yields of fruit, which is concentrated with excellent structure. Manual harvesting at optimum maturity. |