Echeverria Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml)
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
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Country
Chile
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Region
Central Valley
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Sub-Region
Curicó Valley
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Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary.
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Food Pairing
Lamb KebabSteakRoast meats
The Echeverría family came to Chile in the 1750s, from a little town called Amezqueta in the Basque region of Spain. They established agricultural crops and planted vines. Today the company is a global enterprise. Echeverria has always been at the forefront of the modern Chilean wine industry while honouring tradition and respecting the environment. This tradition is expressed through their wines which are classic and elegant in style and showcase intense fruit aromas and flavours which are the hallmarks of Chilean wine thanks to the country’s privileged terroir and climatic conditions. Echeverria has an extensive portfolio of over 30 wines from over 10 different grape varieties and several wine growing regions.
Roberto Echeverría Jr has been the Chief Winemaker at Viña Echeverría since 2001. Inspired by his French heritage, Roberto’s signature style produces wines with a combination of Old World elegance and New World energy. More European viticultural techniques include timely harvesting to avoid over ripeness and therefore good balance and control of alcohol levels. Focus is on French varietals, barrels and yeasts, as well as longer fermentation and aging in barrels and diverse blending.
Tasting Notes
Intense aromas of red cherries and black pepper with a smoky, earthy background. In the mouth this is a medium-bodied wine with fresh, mellow tannins, and lingering notes of eucalyptus.
Method
This wine comes from the Curicó Valley (Entre Cordilleras). The grapes grapes grow on alluvial, clay loam and stony soil at an altitude of 243m above sea level. The vine rows are oriented east-westerly direction to potentiate the sun’s exposure and the viticulturalists 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.
This wine is made from ungrafted selected clones of pre-phylloxera French rootstock Cabernet Sauvignon. 100% hand-picked in 18kg boxes and carried to the estate winery immediately where they are carefully selected before processing. Fermented to dryness in stainless steel tanks for 7-10 days at 25-28°C controlled temperature with selected yeasts with extended skin maceration for additional 6-8 days. 100% malolactic fermentation. Aged in 225 liter French oak barrels for between 10 and 12 months
