Ventisquero Obliqua Carmenere

This is a very particular Carménère, because the vines were planted in the highest part of our La Roblería vineyard in Apalta. It comes from a small selection of low-yielding vines that surround a great Oak tree, Nothofagus Oblicua. So the name of this wine comes from this noble tree in the midst of the vineyards. The selection is from plot 23 and measures 1.5 hectares. It is a very special, unique plot, because Carménère is usually planted on flat, low-lying ground.

The vineyards were planted in 2001 with a medium-high planting density of 5,555 plants/ha, planted at a distance of 1.8m x 1m. 32˚ Slope. Ungrafted vines.

Tasting Notes:

Deep red in colour with violet hues. The nose presents notes of fresh red fruit like raspberries, intermingled with hints of white pepper and herbal notes, along with soft spice. In the mouth, this is a very elegant wine with firm structure and pronounced, chalky tannins, fresh acidity and it is well-balanced and long. This Carménère reflects Apalta’s higher-elevation vineyards and is atypical of Chilean Carménère because its origin in a high-altitude mountain vineyard has made it a nervous wine with great tension in the mouth. This is definitely a Carménère worth cellaring.

This Carménère wine has excellent ageing potential. You can enjoy it today, in which case, we suggest decanting it first. But it also has 20 years’ ageing potential.

Aged for 22 months: 70 % in extra-fine grain, second-use, 300-litre French oak barrels, and 30 % in a French oak foudre. And the wine spent a minimum of 1 year in the bottle.

Varieties: 94 % Carménère - 4 % Cabernet Sauvignon - 2 % Petit Verdot.