2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties Field blend of 85% Carignan and 15% other varieties: Malbec, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère
Drinking Window Producer states potential to evolve for the next 20–30 years
Classification D.O. Maule
Region Maule Valley
Soil Granite
Harvest Dates First week of March 2022
Sites La Aguada vineyard, Sauzal, Maule Valley
Vine Age La Aguada vineyard planted in 1955
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Serving Temperature 14°C · 57°F
Production Volume 3,133 bottles
Bottles3,133
Magnums100
Production Details The hand-harvested grapes were destemmed into stainless-steel tanks, cold-macerated for 7 days and fermented at 22–24°C with unselected yeasts, followed by 7 days of post-fermentation skin contact. The wine was transferred to barrels more than 12 years old for 10 months and then to a 225 hL foudre for a stated further 10 months. The co-planted La Aguada vineyard has 5,555 vines/ha.
Tasting Notes Black fruit, herbs, spices and wet-stone minerality; broad and concentrated, with a monolithic structure, fine tannins and a very long, intense finish
2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Field blend of 85% Carignan and 15% other varieties: Malbec, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère
Drinking Window Producer states it can be enjoyed now and should gain complexity over the following 20 years
Region Maule Valley
Soil Granite
Sites La Aguada vineyard, Sauzal, Maule Valley
Vine Age La Aguada vineyard planted in 1955
Production Volume 7,234 bottles
Bottles7,234
Magnums100
Tasting Notes Black and red fruit, spices, herbs and pronounced granitic minerality; intense fresh ripe fruit, linear texture, angular tannins, vibrant acidity and a long finish
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 85% Carignan and 15% Malbec and Cinsault
Drinking Window Producer states potential for further development over 15–20 years
Classification D.O. Maule
Region Maule Valley
Soil Deep reddish soil containing clay and granite, With moisture-retaining capacity
Elevation 180.0 meters
Harvest Dates 24 Mar 2016
Sites La Aguada vineyard in the Coastal Mountain Range, Maule Valley, 35 km inland from the Pacific Ocean
Vine Age La Aguada vineyard planted in 1955
Fermentation Vessels Tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Oak
Barrel Size 5000
Production Volume
Magnums60
Production Details The 4.5-hectare vineyard is dry-farmed, own-rooted and gobelet-trained at 5,555 vines/ha. Average harvest yield was 0.7 kg per vine. Destemmed whole berries were not crushed, underwent 7 days of cold maceration and spontaneous alcoholic fermentation, then remained on skins for 20 days before transfer to 5,000 L oak foudres for 2 years. Recommended serving temperature was 16–18°C, and decanting was recommended.
2010 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Field blend of 85% Carignan and 15% other varieties: Malbec, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carménère
Region Maule Valley
Soil Granite
Sites La Aguada vineyard, Sauzal, Maule Valley
Vine Age La Aguada vineyard planted in 1955
Production Volume 4,000 bottles
Bottles4,000
Production Details Historical Cellar Collection release presented as “La Aguada 2010 / Carignan,” from the dry-farmed La Aguada vineyard at 5,555 vines/ha.
Tasting Notes Broad, ripe and long, with Carignan’s rusticity and acidity transformed into elegance and freshness
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