• WILLIAM FÈVRE "Espino Gran Cuvée" 2022 - Carménère - Maipo Valley - Chile
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WILLIAM FÈVRE "Espino Gran Cuvée" 2022 - Carménère - Maipo Valley - Chile

Vintage: 2022

CL52

14 in stock

Intense purple color and on the nose it has a great complexity of red pepper (characteristic of this grapes, particularly enhance this vintage), wild black berries with aromas of earth, smokey wood and voilets. The Syrah gives complexity with notes of lavender. On the palate, the attack subtle and generous, the tannins are velvety and persistant. The qualities of this well structured Carmenère are enhanced with several years of aging in the bottle.

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Description

Intense purple color and on the nose it has a great complexity of red pepper (characteristic of this grapes, particularly enhance this vintage), wild black berries with aromas of earth, smokey wood and voilets. The Syrah gives complexity with notes of lavender. On the palate, the attack subtle and generous, the tannins are velvety and persistant. The qualities of this well structured Carmenère are enhanced with several years of aging in the bottle.

Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.

How to pair it

Roasted duck breast with jerusalem artichoke purée
Product Type
Red Wine
Region

Maipo

Grape Varietal

85% Camenere and 15% Syrah

Winemakers

Cristián Aliaga

Vintage

2022

Country

Chile

Age of Vines

15 years

Country

William Fèvre Chile

Harvest Method

Manual and mechanic

Alcohol Percentage

14.30%

Fermentation and Maceration

Our Carmenère wine is elaborated in little tanks which hold 6,000 to 7,000 kilos of grapes. The pre-fermentation lasts four days in order to extract an optimum amount of colour as well as increase the fruity character. The fermentation process involves a pumping over twice a day, and temperatures are strictly controlled, remaining under 30°C. Post-fermentation maceration lasts three weeks to achieve good levels of tannins

Malolactic Fermentation

Yes

Mouth Attribute

Velvety tannins, well-structured, and persistent

Nose Attribute

Red pepper, blackberry, earth, and violets

Aging

Aged twelve months in French oak barrels from various forests and makers, allowing for greater complexity.

Production

7000 kgs / ha

Altitude of Vineyard

800 m

Density

3.300 vines/hectar

Production Style

Traditional with environmentally-friendly farming methods

Total Production

8265

SKU
CL52

Chile is the only country that grows engrafted Carmenère vines. This vine stock originated from Bordeaux, from where it has almost completely disappeared, was rediscovered in Chile a few years ago. Our Carmenère vineyards are located in San Luis de Pirque, in the Maipo Valley.

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