Errazuriz Don Maximiano Cabernet Sauvignon - 75cl

Contains Sulphur Dioxide

Contains sulphites

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79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 6% Carmenere and 5% Petit Verdot

Don Maximiano Founders Reserve 2013 was crafted aiming to preserve freshness and capturing the distinct fruit flavors and textures of this sensational vintage. Thee resulting wine is fresh, layered with distinctive minerality and nuance. Thee refned tannins support a delicious texture and prolonged by a lingering finish providing great pleasure even at this early stage of its life

The Don Maximiano vineyard is located in the Aconcagua Valley and the oldest among them are Max I, Max II and Max V blocks. The region has a long dry season with moderately warm summer days cooled by the soft evening breezes that enter the valley from the Pacific Ocean.

2013

Grapes were handpicked in prime condition in the cool morning hours and transported in small 15 kilogram boxes to the winery, where they were inspected on a double selection board to remove vegetal remains and damaged berries to assure the final quality of the wine.

Fermentation took place with selected yeasts at 24-28C in small-volume stainless steel tanks to allow a larger proportion of contact between the skins and the juice. Up to three daily pumpovers were made according to the desired level of extraction. Depending on the individual development of each lot, they completed a total maceration time of 9 to 35 days.

All lots were aged for 22 months in French oak barrels (65% new), where malolactic fermentation, clarifcation and stabilization occurred in a natural way. To best express the terroir of the Aconcagua Valley, and to increase the wines complexity, different percentages of Carmenere, Petit Verdot and Malbec were added to the final blend.

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