Tierra Antica – Merlot – 2023

PRODUCER NOTE:
Time and time again we return to Chile to look for great wines at great prices, working with a network of long-established contacts in vineyards and in wineries to obtain the best fruit and the best conditions in which to turn it into great-value wine! The Tierra Antica range includes a collection of attractively packaged wines which represent wonderful value for money.

VINEYARD:
The grapes were carefully sourced from selected growers in the Valle Central, which encompasses the subregions of the Maipo Valley, Rapel Valley, Curico Valley and the Maule Valley. The Central Valley is a 1,000 kilometre plateau which sits between the Andes Mountains and the cool Pacific Ocean. The climate, with its warm sunny days, cooler evenings and intense sunlight encourages a long growing season, which is ideally suited to producing healthy grapes with concentrated fruit flavours. The soils are fertile and the vines are vertically positioned and spaced at 1.5 x 2.2 m. Drip irrigation takes place to ensure the vines receive the optimum amount of water for vine growth and health. The crops are green harvested to eliminate short shoots and promote a healthy canopy.

WINEMAKING:
Fermentation took place in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 15 days, with two to three pump overs per day in order to extract the desired levels of flavours, colour and fine tannins. The wine was stabilised and then earth filtered before bottling.

TASTING NOTE:
Red and black fruit aromas of juicy cherries and plums are interwoven with a delicious chocolate character through to a soft and balanced palate with sweet tannins in a quaffable Merlot style.

GRAPE:
Merlot 100%.

COUNTRY:
Chile

REGION:
Valle Central

SUB-REGION:
Valle Central