Viticulture
Paredones vineyard, Cool Coast Colchagua Valley, Chile. Our vineyards are planted just 6 km from the Pacific Ocean, drawing a straight line on a map. Planted on rolling hills of granite soil with a percentage of clay, the soils are deep and exhibit good drainage. These soils evolved from granite rocks with a high percentage of quartz (in the form of gravel), which interact with clays and quartz rocks in decomposition. The average maximum temperature for January does not exceed 23 °C
Vinification
Grapes are chilled in a cold room to 3°C. Grape clusters and berries are manually selected both prior to and post destemming. Tanks are filled by gravity, without the use of must pumps. Pre-ferment maceration takes place at 5 - 7 °C for 12 days, after which a careful alcoholic fermentation is undertook at 21 – 24 °C for another 15 days. “Punch downs” of the fermentation cap (of grape skins) are done daily, in order to break as few berries as possible and as such promote intracellular fermentation. 70% in 3rd fill oak barrels, 30% stainless steel tanks, 6 to 8 months in barrels and stainless steel tanks, 6 months in bottle prior to market release.