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Errazuriz - Don Maximiano - Founder's Reserve 2013
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
Sourced from the Max II and V vineyards of the Don Maximiano Estate, which were planted in 1993. The Petit Verdot comes from Max I, planted between 1978 and 1999. The vineyards are planted on 5-25 degree slopes that face north and northeast. The vines are trellised to vertical shoot positioning and are both spur and cane pruned.
Vinification
The must was fermented in small-volume stainless steel tanks to maximize contact between the juice and the skins, using selected yeasts at temperatures that fluctuated between 75 and 82 F. Three daily pumpovers moved 0.5–1.5 times the volume of the tanks, depending on the level of extraction desired in each case. Total maceration time was 9 to 35 days at 75–82 F, depending on the lot. All of the lots were aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 65% of which were new. Malolactic fermentation, clarification, and stabilization occurred naturally in the barrels.
Wine
Introduced with the 1983 vintage, Don Maximiano was among the first of the new generation of "Super-Chileans." The 2013 is composed of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Carmenere, 5% Petit Verdot and 10% Malbec.
