2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 85% Muscat and 15% other white varieties; Tim Atkin identifies the accompanying variety as Chasselas but gives no percentages.
Drinking Window 2023-2026
Region Itata Valley
Soil Granite
Fermentation Vessels Clay amphorae
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Extended Maceration Yes
Production Volume 4,886 bottles
Bottles4,886
Production Details The distributor specification describes native-yeast fermentation in clay amphorae, five months on skins, then four further months in amphorae—nine months in clay overall—with no oak, followed by bottling without fining or filtration.
Tasting Notes Producer: floral, honey, grape and wet-stone aromas; broad palate with intense fruit, fresh acidity, skin-derived texture and a long finish. Tim Atkin: pear, orange zest and a bright, perfumed finish, with less tannin and structure following the shortened skin contact.
Critics Ratings 91
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 85% Muscat, 15% Corinto
Drinking Window Approximate aging potential of 8 years
Classification D.O. Itata
Region Itata Valley
Soil Decomposed granite with quartz; predominantly loam with 20% clay, Good structure and drainage, Low organic matter and generally acidic conditions.
Elevation 200.0 meters
Harvest Dates Hand harvested during the last week of March 2020
Fermentation Vessels Centennial clay amphorae (tinajas)
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Extended Maceration Yes
Serving Temperature 14°C · 57°F
Production Volume 1,015 bottles
Bottles1,015
Production Details The coastal Guarilihue vineyard, 24 km from the Pacific, was planted in 1915 and is gobelet-trained, dry-farmed and ungrafted at 5,102 vines per hectare. Destemmed grapes were placed whole in amphorae for native fermentation and ten months on skins through malolactic fermentation, then racked to another amphora for two further months before bottling without fining or filtration.
Tasting Notes Orange colour and slight cloudiness from skin contact and lack of filtration; high aromatic intensity, good volume, distinctive white-wine texture, medium acidity and a fresh impression from the low alcohol.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Muscat of Alexandria
Drinking Window Approximate aging potential of 10 years
Classification D.O. Itata
Region Itata Valley
Soil Decomposed granite with quartz; predominantly loam with 20% clay, Good structure and drainage, Low organic matter and generally acidic conditions.
Elevation 174.0 meters
Harvest Dates Hand harvested during the last week of March 2018
Vine Age 40
Fermentation Vessels Centennial clay amphorae (tinajas)
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Extended Maceration Yes
Serving Temperature 14°C · 57°F
Production Volume 5,400 bottles
Bottles5,400
Magnums60
Production Details The coastal Guarilihue vineyard, 22 km from the Pacific, was gobelet-trained, dry-farmed and ungrafted at 5,102 vines per hectare. Destemmed grapes were placed whole in amphorae for native fermentation and six months on skins through malolactic fermentation, then racked to another amphora for six further months before bottling without fining or filtration.
Tasting Notes Aromatic and intense, with substantial palate volume, fresh acidity balanced by skin-derived texture, and amphora-derived tension, volume and softness.
Sources: demartino.cl ↗ · Compare this vintage
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