PROYECTO ASOCIATIVO DE 4 AMIGOS – A PASSION PROJECT BY 4 FRIENDS
Qué alegría tener la libertad de vivir la vida que elegimos, perseguir nuestros sueños y compartirlos con nuestros mejores amigos.
What a joy to have the freedom of living the life we choose, pursuing our dreams and sharing them with our best friends.
Esta es la inspiración detrás de la elaboración de VIE…hacer el vino que nos gusta junto a los amigos de la vida: María José Ortúzar – Natalia Poblete – Jaime Núñez – Ximena Pacheco
VIE 2021
$20.000
VARIETY: 100% Chardonnay
HARVEST: April 18th 2021
ORIGIN: Traiguén
VALLEY: Malleco Valley
VINEYARD: “La Esperanza”
PLANTING DATE: 2011, Mass Selection
VINEYARD ORIENTATION: East-West
DENSITY: 4.762 vines per hectare
PLANTING DISTANCE: 2,1 mt x 1.0 mt
YIELD: 0,8 kg/vine
SOIL TYPE: The soil at La Esperanza Vineyard belongs to those called “Red clay”. It
originates from vulcanism and erosion of the Andes Mountains from around 2 million
years ago. They are alluvial and fluvioglacial deposits from the Quaternary. The color is
red, clay dominates, medium depth, rich in organic matter, slightly acidic pH, poor in
phosphorus and abundant in potassium. The vineyard is placed in gentle slopes.
GROWING SEASON 2020/2021
It was a cold year, spring was rainy but frost free. Cloudy mornings with a tendency to
clear out during the afternoon which allowed a quick drying of the fruit.
There were rains during the ripening season but they did not affect the vineyard with
fungal diseases. 920 mm of rainfall.
WINEMAKING
The grapes were hand picked during the morning and transported by a reefer truck to
the winery. Whole cluster pressed and racked the next morning to barrels to ferment
with high turbidity.
Native yeasts were used and once the alcoholic fermentation was completed, the
malolactic fermentation ocurred naturally to finish with around 70% of MLF.
Natural cold stabilization after one winter in barrels.
Protein stabilized, bottled in July 2022 & released to sale after 8 months.
BARREL AGE: 15 months total. It was barrel fermented.
TYPE OF BARRELS: French oak (1st and 3rd use)
PRODUCTION: 1.987 bottles
ALCOHOL: 13,3%
pH: 3,35
ACIDITY: 5,51 g/L (Tartaric acid)
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2,1 g/L
WINE
COLOUR: Light yellow with golden hints
NOSE: High intensity, citrus aromas, lemon zest, fleshy apple and golden pear. At the back
hints of toasted almond and vanilla.
TASTE: It is a balanced, young and vibrant wine. Consistent with its aromatic profile, ‘VIE’
combines great character with amazing smoothness as well a medium body. It has a
powerful mouthfeel, which defines its beautiful balance and a persistent finish. The oak
is well integrated showing undertones of hazelnut and vanilla.
FOOD PAIRING: Highly recommended with oysters, avalone and fresh sea food. It
matches very well with richer fish preparations, chicken and sashimi.
It is recommended to serve at no more than 12ºC / 54ºF
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