MENDEL- Semillon

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TECHNICAL SHEET 2017

SEMILLON 100% Place Altamira, La Consulta, San Carlos.

VINEYARDS -Properties: Altamira, La Consulta, San Carlos. -Age: 70 years. -Attitude: 1,100 masl on foot. -Performance: 6,500 kg / ha.

HARVEST - Harvest date: Last week of March 2017. - Manual harvest in boxes of 18 kg and selection of clusters in vineyards. -Climatic characteristics: After an excellent sprouting, very even and with good vigor came a late freeze in prayer. This frost was not cold enough to produce visible damage to the foliage, but it caused a “shifting” (or loss of prayers that produce clusters of few grains), important, especially in some sensitive varieties. As a result, the vineyards showed lower production but grapes with a very good concentration of aromas. The summer was warm at the beginning it continued rather fresh and moist, allowing the grapes to retain all the aromas, freshness and acidity. White grapes especially are characterized by the intensity of citrus and oral aromas and an acidity that gives long white wines in the mouth.

ENOLOGY -We refrigerate the grapes to lower their temperature. -The whole cluster is pressed with minimal pressure in pneumatic press. -Fermentation: 85% of the must is fermented in stainless steel tanks, and 15% of the must in new French oak barrels where they remain for 6 months. -Cut, filtered and later bottled. - Bottled: September 2017 TASTING NOTES - Color: Light golden yellow, with greenish reflections. -Nose: Fresh, elegant and medium intensity. Oral fragrances such as acacia, fresh white fruits such as pears, pineapple, and honey can be appreciated. Its aromas have a good combination of freshness and sweetness that ends in an elegant and complex white wine. -Mouth: This wine has a non-balance between its freshness and aromatic complexity.