Sutil Acrux 2020

Our 2020 Acrux, from the Colchagua Valley, is a wine with a deep, intense color, with red notes and a violet rim. The nose displays aromas of fruit reminiscent of our Colchagua terroir, with a complexity of aromas including spices and toast, complimenting the fruit well and enticing you to try a glass. The palate shows good body, a silky texture, and a long finish, with balanced acidity that perfectly complements the velvety tannins and unctuousness of the wine.

Acrux

The different grape varieties that create Acrux come from our San Jorge vineyard, planted in the mid-1990s, in the heart of the Colchagua Valley, on the southern bank of the Tinguiririca River, 55 km from the Pacific Ocean and 45 km from the Andes Mountains. The vineyard soil closest to the river presents rounded stones in its profile, together with a presence of clay and silt on the surface, with low moisture retention and low fertility, while the soil farthest from the river is deep and clayey, heavy, with medium moisture retention and medium fertility. The plants average 25 years of age, are vertically trained with low density, and have California-style surface irrigation.

The grapes were harvested manually, by variety. After a selection process to remove dry or green berries, the grapes were placed in stainless steel tanks for a pre-fermentation maceration of 4–10 days, depending on the variety, before the beginning of alcoholic fermentation. After varying maceration times, depending on the variety, the wine was racked to French oak barrels and foudres, both used and new, where it aged for 24 months. The percentages of Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot vary, in order to lend complexity to the wine and allow it to best express the Colchagua terroir.