La Playa Tinga Caremenere

”with water comes life tinga is what the native people of chile called the loud rver which brought life to their land. Today water from the tinga auiririca river runs through our sustainably farmed vineyards and nourishes specifically selected vines to create our block selection reserve wines. Notes from the winemaker oscar salas steinlen a very intense dark red. On the nose grilled red pepper with a hint of clove. It has a velvety texture with notes of blackberries and menthol on the palate. Colchagua valley chile the 2014 harvest began and finished later than normal from mid march to late may. During this cooled extended harvest late ripening varieties such as carmenere and cabernet sauvignon flourished. Temperatures being 5 to 8 degrees lower than the average harvest allowed for lighter more elegant wines. Maceration 72 hours pre fermentation at 50 f. Fermentation selected yeast 65-75 f 10 days. Aging 6-8 months in french and american oak plus a minimum of 3 months