Atamisque - Cabernet Sauvignon.
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DATA SHEET
Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: Uco Valley, Mendoza
Alcohol content: 14.50%/vol
Acidity: 6.3 g/l (expressed as tartaric acid)
VINEYARDS
Altitude: 1,100-1-300 meters above sea level
Driving: double guyot
Soil: alluvial, loam with boulders, rocky substrate
Irrigation: drip
Yield: 5000 kg/ha for a balance between plant expression and the number of bunches.
Harvest: late April, manual and in 18 kg boxes
ELABORATION
Selection: double ribbon (bunches / berries)
Flow / Encubado: by gravity (without the use of pumps)
Fermentation: in stainless steel tanks.
Cold maceration: 6 days at 7"C, strict temperature control (25/28°C).
At the end of fermentation, the temperature is released at 30°C
Post-fermentation maceration: 10 days in contact with the pomace (hat)
Malolactic fermentation: natural and complete in barrels
Breeding:. 100% in new French barrels (Taransaud-Demptos) for 14 months
Potential keeper: 15 years
View (color): Intense deep red
Nose: Jam of red fruits combined with notes of peppers and an outstanding minerality.
Palate: Full-bodied, highly structured, with pleasant tannins: it is characterized by the very friendly reunion in the mouth of a palette of red fruits and spices, the long aging in barrels gives it complexity with descriptors such as vanilla, cocoa and chocolate.