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Errazuriz - MAX Carmenere - Reserva 2014
- Producer Vina Errazuriz
- Country Chile
- Region Aconcagua Valley
- UPC 6 08057 10630 2
Vintage
A superb growing season characterized by its cool conditions, particulary in the northern and coastal areas of Chile. Spring was marked by cool temperatures and rains concentrated in the month of October that recharged the soils and provides enough water for the plants to grow well early on.
Elegance and balance are the key descriptors of this season, with fine grain tannins, great colors and long finish. Carmenere stands out for its spicy notes and elegance.
Estate
Don Maximiano Errazuriz founded Vina Errazuriz in 1870 in the Aconcagua Valley, 65 miles north of the capital, Santiago. Recognizing that this valley, with its hot, dry summers and moist Pacific Ocean breezes, was ideal for growing grapes, Don Maximiano sent for the finest clones from France and with tenacity and perseverance transformed this barren land into a worldclass vineyard. Today, the tradition of quality lives on with Don Maximiano's descendant, Eduardo Chadwick.
Vineyard
The grapes are sourced mainly from the Max V, VI and VII vineyards. The vineyards are planted on soils of alluvial and colluvial origin, with a variable percentage of clay and stones, good drainage and depth for the roots to explore.
Vinification
The grapes were hand-picked, carefully inspected, crushed, and then deposited into stainless steel tanks for fermentation at 24º–28ºC (75º–79ºF). The wine remained on its skins after fermentation for an additional 7 to 33 days, depending on the development of the individual lot. It was then aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, 8% of which were new.
Wine
Max Reserva Carmenere is made from grapes hand-picked in Errazuriz' prestigious Don Maximiano Estate, located in the Aconcagua Valley, a semi-desert region where the hot summer days are cooled by afternoon breezes. The high day-night temperature differences of the Don Maximiano Estate slows ripening and helps create intensity of flavors and concentration. As Carmenere is a late ripening variety, canopy management is carefully managed so that autumn light penetrates the foliage, assisting in ripening