Haras de Pirque Albis 2020
Elegant palate with fruit tea flavours and layers of balsamic notes, dark chocolate and mint. Long-lasting with a soft and velvety finish.
The grapes come entirely from the estate vineyards surrounding the winery, where vine varieties are matched to each individual plot to maximize the quality of the raw material. The parcels were individually hand-harvested from the lowest-yielding parts of the vineyard.
Small-lot winemaking was used to reveal the unique characteristics of this hillside vineyard. After a light crushing, the grapes went through five days’ cold maceration. Each tank was managed independently to obtain a soft, elegant structure. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration was in French oak vats for twenty days. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and eighteen months’ ageing in new French oak barrels.
| RRP | £54.95 |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Alcoholic strength | 14.5% |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maipo |
| Grapes | Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Carmenère 40% |
| Body | D/E |
| Vegetarian | Yes |
| Vegan | Yes |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Closure | Cork |
The magnificent Haras de Pirque estate occupies a privileged position at the foot of the Andes, in Chile’s Maipo Valley region. The lovingly tended vineyards are on largely north-facing slopes, from the middle of which rises a unique horseshoe-shaped gravity-flow winery, inspired by the estate’s other claim to fame: as an internationally renowned thoroughbred breeding farm. The wine side of Haras de Pirque is now owned by Italy’s Antinori family, their chief winemaker Renzo Cotarella bringing his own elegant sensibility to bear while respecting the character of this very particular terroir.
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