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Vina Echeverria Gran Reserva Valle de Curico Chardonnay 2023
Vina Echeverria Gran Reserva Valle de Curico Chardonnay 2023
- Grapes Chardonnay 100%
- Country Chile
- Region Valle de Curicó
- Abv 13.5 %
- Dry/Sweet value: 2 (1 is dry, 7 is very sweet)
Residual Sugar: 1.3
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 12/ 75cl
- Toasty oak and brioche are integrated with tropical and spicy fruit and creamy with an appealing ripeness. This charming and elegant Chardonnay has intense primary aromas of apricots and peaches, complemented by notes of vanilla and toffee. Rich yet fresh on the palate, it has a balancing acidity and flavours of dried fruit and pineapple, which carry through to a long finish.
Whole clusters were pressed in a pneumatic press, followed by static sedimentation for 24 to 36 hours at 8 to 10°C. Half the must was fermented in 225-litre French oak barrels for 15 days at temperatures of 18 to 20°C, while the remaining half was fermented in stainless steel tanks at 14-17°C for 25 days, with natural and selected yeasts. Partial malolactic conversion took place. The wine was aged on its fine lees in 225-litre French oak barrels for six months.
This charming and elegant Chardonnay has intense aromas of apricots and peaches, complemented by hints of vanilla and toffee. The rich palate is beautifully balanced by fresh acidity, which underpins dried fruit and pineapple notes, which carry through to the long finish.
Price | £136.97 |
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Country | Chile |
Vintage | 2023 |
Bottles Per Case | 12 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | No |
Winery | The grapes come from a single vineyard in Entre Cordilleras in the Curico Valley, from ungrafted selected clones of pre-phylloxera French rootstock. Situated on the 35th parallel south, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the intense sunshine is tempered by cooling sea breezes, allowing the grapes to achieve outstanding fruit aromas and exceptional colour concentration. The warm dry days and cold nights encourage a long growing season, ideally suited to produce healthy vines and grapes. Working with a model of micro viticulture, each plot of no more than half a hectare is identified according to its terroir and microclimate and planted accordingly. Grapes are cultivated using specific pruning methods, irrigation, canopy management and harvesting, which results in grapes of optimum quality and flavour. The fertile soils are alluvial, with clay loam and stone at 80cm. |
Keywords | Echeverria, Reserva, Chardonnay |