Santa Alba’s higher end range with wines that show more concentration, structure and body.
Tasting Notes A pretty cherry color with red highlights.
Nose: Intense nose of strawberry, clove, coffee and toast.
In mouth: Full mouth feel, spicy, with smoky, with toasting notes in the finish.
Vinification/Maturation 14-16 days of maceration.
Extraction: Traditional pumping-over and punching.
Fermentation: Starts with active dry yeast (Bayanus); temperature 18-20 degrees Celsius (64-68 Fahrenheit.
Aging: Wine conserved over its lees in stainless steel tanks with French oak staves for 6 months
Technical info Total Acidity: 5,5 g/L
Residual Sugar: 2 g/LResidual Sugar: 2 g/L
Sizes Available
750ml
Alcohol By Volume
13%
Age of Vines
8yrs old
Terroir
(Maule Valley) shallow alluvial soils of sandy loam, brownish-gray, rocky; subsoil composed of boulders and rounded rocks in sandy matrix.