Delanz Apalta 2021

“The 2021 vintage for Carmen Delanz Apalta is the second version made of this wine. We have been planning this wine for some time now, as Apalta is a unique and special place for the Chilean viticulture and we have many years of experience here. This wine is a blend, were we try to show our best interpretation of this valley, we want it to transport people to this magical place.

The vineyard is located in the Colchagua valley, specifically in Apalta Valley. Through the years, we carefully selected the best parcels to make this wine. The heart of the wine comes from a very old vineyard of Carmenere planted in 1935. Planted over granitics soils that have some clay along the profile, that allows it to be dry farmed. We blend with Cabernet Franc and Syrah that come from a vineyard planted in 2003, both from very deep granict soils.

The grapes were hand-picked early in the morning and were taken to the winery in small 12 Kg boxes. They went through an optical selection before going into the tank. The fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at 23°-28°C (73°-82°F). The maceration time was of 24 days. The skins went to a vertical press, using different pressures to obtain the press wine, which was then used in the final blend. The wine was aged in French oak barrels for 18 months, clarification and stabilization happened naturally during this period.