Description

Rainfall – due to the El Niño phenomenon – heavily affected the growing season. e overall average temperature was lower than previous years, provoking an unprecedented thirty-day delay in the vines’ phenolic ripening. Average precipitation in both January and February was above the historical average. Harvest was delayed three weeks, but at the time of picking the grapes presented good concentration as well as a marked natural acidity. Yields: 1.56 to 4.68 tons per acre.

Fermented with selected and native yeasts in 8- and 17- ton closed-top stainless steel tanks. 10% of the wine in american oak barrels for 9 months. Bottled in February 2017.