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2006 Viña Chocalán Cabernet Sauvignon
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*Information*
Producer: Viña Chocalán
Name: Cabernet Sauvignon Selection
Vintage: 2006
Appellation: Maipo Valley, Melipilla Region
Vineyard source: Viña Chocalán estate vineyard, hillside
Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
*Vineyard*
Age of vines: 10 years
Soil type: 50% chalky well drained soil, 50% deep well balanced
Canopy management: No deleafing, lateral growth removal, green harvest at 80% veraison.
Yield: 10,000 kilograms per hectare (4.6 tons per hectare)
*Chemical analysis*
Alcohol: 14% by vol.
pH: 3.62
Total acidity: 5.25 g/l (tartaric acid)
Residual sugar: 2.70 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.55 g/l
Sku 7804603-660615
*Winemaking*
Harvest: Grapes are hand picked on the estate during the last week of April and the first
week of May and gently destemmed. All movements are carried via gravitational
flow.
Vinification: Cold maceration of whole grapes for 5 days. The juice is then inoculated with
natural yeast and then fermented in stainless steel tanks at 26ºC.
Pressing: Free run juice only.
Ageing: Stainless steel tanks.
Fining and filtration: Light fining and filtered.
*Winemaker’s comments*
A wine with an intense carmine red color. The nose expresses a mixture of fresh black fruit, blueberries,
mulberries and spicy tones, tobacco, coffee, vanilla. Well-balanced and elegant on the palate, ripe tannins give
a strong body and ensure good bottle life. This wine is the perfect compagnon for grilled red meat and aged
cheeses.
*Awards*
Descorchados 2008
90 Points
Producer: Viña Chocalán
Name: Cabernet Sauvignon Selection
Vintage: 2006
Appellation: Maipo Valley, Melipilla Region
Vineyard source: Viña Chocalán estate vineyard, hillside
Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
*Vineyard*
Age of vines: 10 years
Soil type: 50% chalky well drained soil, 50% deep well balanced
Canopy management: No deleafing, lateral growth removal, green harvest at 80% veraison.
Yield: 10,000 kilograms per hectare (4.6 tons per hectare)
*Chemical analysis*
Alcohol: 14% by vol.
pH: 3.62
Total acidity: 5.25 g/l (tartaric acid)
Residual sugar: 2.70 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.55 g/l
Sku 7804603-660615
*Winemaking*
Harvest: Grapes are hand picked on the estate during the last week of April and the first
week of May and gently destemmed. All movements are carried via gravitational
flow.
Vinification: Cold maceration of whole grapes for 5 days. The juice is then inoculated with
natural yeast and then fermented in stainless steel tanks at 26ºC.
Pressing: Free run juice only.
Ageing: Stainless steel tanks.
Fining and filtration: Light fining and filtered.
*Winemaker’s comments*
A wine with an intense carmine red color. The nose expresses a mixture of fresh black fruit, blueberries,
mulberries and spicy tones, tobacco, coffee, vanilla. Well-balanced and elegant on the palate, ripe tannins give
a strong body and ensure good bottle life. This wine is the perfect compagnon for grilled red meat and aged
cheeses.
*Awards*
Descorchados 2008
90 Points