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VIÑA FALERNIA CARMENÈRE 2005

Viña Falernia has the distinction of being Chile's most northerly winery, around 300 miles North of Santiago. A great source of good value wine, this wine is made from Carmenere, a grape that Chile is making it's own. This is a beautifully rich and complex, but fruity wine.

VINEYARDS
Viña Falernia is located in the Elqui Valley between La Serena and Vicuña, 520 km to the north of Santiago and it is at present Chile’s northernmost wine estate. Viña Falernia comprises around 320 hectares of vineyard (800 acres), plus 100 hectares (250 acres) with long term contracts.
The fact that there is no risk of phylloxera infestation means that vines need not be grafted onto American rootstocks, as is necessary in most others parts of the world. The trellising system is Guyot or double Guyot, whereby the two lateral shoots are pruned to leave 6-8 buds each. Vines are planted at a distance of one metre, with two metres between the rows, giving a density of 5000 vines per hectare.

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Carmenere

VINIFICATION
The grapes were hand-picked, de-stemmed and crushed. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 26-28º C with enzymes for the colour extraction and selected yeasts. 100% malolactic fermentation. Aging 70% in stainless steel tanks; 30% in new French and American oak barrels for 4 months. After blending the wine was clarified, gently filtered and bottled.

TASTING NOTE
Deep in colour, dark chocolate and vanilla character on the nose; full bodied, rich, with ripe and complex tannins on the palate

Per Bottle £5.99

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