Echeverria 'No Es Pituko' Cabernet Franc Curico Valley, Chile 2022

Producer: Viño Echeverria

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

Where: Curicó Valley

Country: Chile

Taste: With an intense and vibrant cherry colour, this natural wine appears slightly cloudy due to it’s lack of processing. On the nose, it has lively aromas of black cherry and fresh plum. The palate is fresh and persistent, silky with soft tannins and has a lush floral flavour that combines with raspberry fruit.

Vibes with: Chilean empanadas, Chacareao, roasted lamb

Sustainable Winery, Farming Orangically

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Additional info:

Natural wine made by: Manual harveston April 10th, 2022. Destemmed, pressed and cooled at 8° C. Decanted for 24 hours at 8° C prior to fermentation. Fermentation with natural yeast in stainless steel tanks between 13 and 17° C for 25 days. Soft pump over during fermentation to promote aromas and color. Natural malolactic fermentation. No stabilization process, no filtration. No added sulfites. Stored with its own less in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling.

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Cabernet Franc proprietor’s single vineyard grapes, from ungrafted selected clones of pre-phylloxera French rootstock. The vineyards at Viña Echeverría are located in the Curicó Valley and the rows are planted in an east-westerly direction to potentiate the sun’s exposure. We work with a model of micro viticulture, which means that each plot, no more than half a hectare, is identified according to its terroir and microclimate and planted, pruned, irrigated and harvested accordingly, resulting in grapes of optimum quality and flavor.