Novas Gran Reserva Carmenere/Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile - $17.86

NOVAS CA CS 1Colchagua Valley

The wine features an intense ruby-red color. On the nose, it’s easy to recognize the typical varietal expression of Carmenere, with spices, some herbal notes and a nice balance of fruits that recall ripe cherries. Well-bodied on the palate, its soft and round tannins lead to a harmonious and persistent ending.

 

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VINEYARD OF ORIGIN: Fundo Los Robles; vineyard planted on the foothills of a mountainous outcropping in Lo Moscoso.


VINEYARD DESCRIPTION: Located 245 masl. Vertically positioned vines planted on their own roots (ungrafted) with a southern exposure. The variety comes from massal (field) selections and the vineyards have an 
east-west orientation because they were originally furrow irrigated. Drip irrigation was introduced in 2000.


YEAR PLANTED AND DENSITY: Carmenere, in 1992, with 2,667 plants per hectare and new clonal plantings in 2015 and 2016 with 5,000 plants per hectare. Cabernet Sauvignon in 1992 with 4,000 plants her hectare.

YIELD: 10 - 13 tons.

SOIL: Of colluvial origin in the Coastal

Range. Deep with abundant stoniness and 3% organic matter (low-medium level) and clay-loam texture, which lends mineral complexity. The texture also provides the soils with a high capacity for moisture retention.


CLIMATE: the Colchagua Valley has a Mediterranean climate with 4 well-defined seasons. The summers are hot and rainfree, which allows proper ripening without interruptions. The valley ends at the Pacific Ocean, which has a positive effect on the vineyards as cool breezes enter from the coast to alleviate the summer heat. During the 2020 growing season, the area of Colchagua experienced a dry winter. The scarce precipitations continued during spring and summer, as well as high temperatures. The drought produced lower yields and anticipated the beginning of harvest in comparison to previous years.


WINE OF CHILE


HARVEST: Mechanic, between April 7 and April 16, 2020.


VINIFICATION CELLAR: Las Palmeras


VINIFICATION: The winemaking process began with a cool pre-fermentation maceration at 8ºC for 2–3 days, followed by alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with both native and selected yeasts. In this stage, the temperatures were controlled to 26ºC, and there were programmed pump overs undertaken according to the winemakers’ criteria. The wine underwent a post-fermentation maceration for 4–5 days prior to malolactic fermentation, which took place spontaneously in stainless steel tanks, foudres, and barrels, where the wine then aged for 10 months. The wine was not clarified nor stabilized prior to bottling but was filtered through a cross-flow filter. 

AGEING: 110 months, 84% French barrels, 10% in French foudres & 6% in stainless steel tanks


PRODUCTION: 16,700 cases (9 L)


TASTING NOTES: The wine features an intense ruby-red color. On the nose, it’s easy to recognize the typical varietal expression of Carmenere, with spices, some herbal notes and a nice balance of fruits that recall ripe cherries. Well-bodied on the palate, its soft and round tannins lead to a harmonious and persistent ending. 

FOOD PAIRING: It makes a good pairing with typical Chilean dishes, such as pastel de choclo (corn and meat pie) and porotos con longaniza (beans and sausage). It also goes well with softly spiced dishes, such as meatballs with chili or goat cheese with merkén (red, smoked chili).

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