Grafo Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

The synergy and friendship between Alfredo Schiapacasse and Stefano Gandolin, expresses the elegance and passion when creating this exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon from Maipo Valley, only 7240 bottles. Aging for 32 months in medium toasted French oak barrels. Deep ruby color, dense and powerful red with layers of fruit and chewy tannins. Lots of licorice and blueberry character with cigar box and graphite notes. Full body, fresh and vibrant with mineral, savoury core.  Rich finish. Presents a very good body with elegants tannins, concentrated, broad, lively and penetrating and long aftertaste.

Tasting notes

Climate: In the foothills of the Andes Mountains the climate is dry-mediterranean with a long ripening season without any rain during the summer and harvest. The warm day temperature and the cool nights are exceptional for obtaining high quality Cabernet Sauvignon. Soil: Our vineyards are located in the oldest alluvial terrace 3 and 4. More than 50% of the soil volume is small to mid-sized stones that gives an excellent drainage to the soil. 25% of the texture of the soil is clay allowing high water retention by delivering the right amount of water to the vines, in order to obtain a well-balanced canopy and concentrated grapes. Vineyards planted in 2001 with high density, 7.000 plants per hectare, located in alluvial terrace 3 and 4, which are the alluvial terraces more ancient and where you can produce the great Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile. Drip irrigation system that allows an excellent water management. The production is 1,0 kilos per plant. Yield 7 Tns. per hectare and a production of 1 kg/pl.

This vintage was characterized by being moderate warm year. It was an extraordinary vintage. One´s of the best in the last 10 years. The harvest date was determined based of tasting the grapes and was done trying to achieve the maximun aromatique expression. 30% between 03th to 10th of April and 70% from 23th to 30th of April. Unfined and unfiltered