Veranda Pinot Noir Millerandage BioBio Valley 2007 75cl

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Colour
Red
Vintage
2007
Producer
VC Family Estates
Country
CHILE
Region
BIO BIO
Alcohol
13.5%
Product code
17VER3B2007
Availability
2 cases
Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes

'Fabulously deep, plumy, chocolate and briar nose, with a fine earthiness and a delicately herbal note of sage and smoky thyme. The fruit on the palate is very pretty - it has substance and weight, with a plumy character, but the lithe, fine tannins and the elegant acidity are delightfully poised, with a touch of orange in the finish and some spice. 92/100.' Tom Cannavan, www.wine-pages.com

Vinification Details.

All the vineyard and winery processes follow the biodynamic moon calendar. The wine is 100% whole-bunch. Fermentation take place with wild yeast in an open 100 hectolitre tank. Maturation for 11 months in French oak barrels filled by gravity, 40% of which are new. Racking then take place in 1 year old barrel for another three months.

Producer Information

Forged from several mountainous valleys along the southwest coast of South America, Chile has seen a renaissance in its agricultural heritage with wine. VC Family Estates, the winemaking arm of the Corpora Group, whose wine portfolio includes brands like Gracia de Chile, Agustinos, Porta and Veranda, are harnessing the unique climate and dramatic terroir (mountains, valleys, proximity to the ocean) to make world class wines.

The winemaking team here has a particularly Burgundian accent: Consultant is Pascal Marchand, ex winemaker at Domaine de la Vougeraie, and Veranda is his own project. It is little wonder perhaps that Chardonnay & Pinot Noir seems to be something of an obsession, including new clones of Pinot Noir being developed in a joint venture between VC Family Estates, the University of Concepcion and UC Davis in California.

Regional info.

The Bio Bio Valley is Chile's second southernmost wine region, only Malleco can boast vineyards further south in Chile than Bio Bio. The climate is a sub humid Mediterranean with the sea influence from the Pacific Ocean, the vines are grown in medium to poor soils, with stones and sandy areas and are on gentle slopes close to Bio-Bio River.

VC Family Estate is one of the first producers that has taken Bio Bio particularly seriously, investing heavily in top quality new vineyards down there as long ago as 1993.

This wine comes from a selection of the bunches and grapes that are smaller, normally because they have got cooler conditions in Spring. The berries are more concentrated. They are separated at harvest time.

More information

ageing potential

enjoy now, up to 5 years

organic

vegetarians

Yes

classification apellation

Bio Bio Valley

residual sugar

2g/l

vineyard name

Santa Carla estate, Millerandage Vineyard

food match

sweet duck legs cooked with plums and star anise

total acidity

3.52g/l

wine ph

3.46

makers name

Pascal Marchand

vegans

Yes