Brand Name

AltaCima

Apellation:

Valle del Lontué

Varietal and Vintage

Merlot 2007

Blend

Harvest Period or Harvest date:

First Week of April

Total Acid

6,39 g/l

Alcohol Vol :

13,60 % Vol

Ph:

3,43

Residual Sugar:

2,27

Histamine Content:

Sorting Procedure:

Fermentation:

In Stainless steel Tanks 6 days of Cold prefermentative maceration at 5º - 6º C
9 days of alcoholic fermentation with temperature between 28º - 30º C, lower at the end of the process
14 days of postfermentative maceration at 22 ºC
Total skin/wine contact time: 29 days

Duration of Fermentation :

9 days

Origin and Age of Barrels:

10 % of the wine aged in new french oak barrels about 11 months, 20 % in french oak barrels of two and three years old, the rest is wine aged in stainless steel tanks

Procedure in Barrels:

The barrels are fill at the end of postfermentative maceration. Then the wine stay in that barrels about 12-14 months

Filtration Procedure :

Wine unfiltered and with natural tartaric stability. Could present a fine decant

Colour:

Deep purple violet colour

Flavour/Aromas:

Red Fruits, spicey and vanilla.

Palate and Finish:

This Merlot wine with good structure and ripe tannins .
This is a wine with good structure stand out about it’s juicy fruit, full body, silky tannins, fresh and with a long reminiscence.

Bottle Aging:

Filling date: August, 2007. Release date: September 2007.

Recommended Drinkability :

2007-2012

Drinking Temperature:

18ºC

Food Recommendations:

Well condimmented Gastronomy

Special advices or additional points :