Tasting Notes

• Color:

  Intense and vibrant ruby red color.

• Aroma:

  It has great aromatic intensity, showing red fruits and spices, opening for notes of dried fruit and chocolate. It reveals the authenticity of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape’s character.

• Tasting:

  A soft, balanced wine, with good structure, ripe tannins, pleasant and persistent aftertaste.

• Pairing:

  Pastas, risottos, parmesan cheese and grilled meats.

• Terroir:

  Encruzilhada do Sul l Serra do Sudeste l RS l Brazil

• Variety:

  100% Cabernet Sauvignon

• Vintage:

  2016

• Alcohol:

  13,0% Vol.

• Winemaking:

  Soil and Microclimate: Granite soil, good drainage and correct organic matter that allows a balanced development of the vines. Vineyard: The vines are managed through the espalier system, attaining a production of 9,580kg/ha – 2,9 kg/plant. In order to obtain the correct vegetative balance of the plant, green prunings have been applied to the vines to establish a good activity of the photosynthetic leaf wall, and the production per plant has been reduced. Harvest: Manual harvesting with selection of bunches in the vineyard.the vineyard. Winemaking: The destemming was controlled to maintain the integrity of the grape and to avoid the extraction of undesirable compounds. . Destemming grapes are managed directly to the fermentation tanks through gravity-flow, withouy suffering mechanical pumping action. Pre-fermentative cold maceration for 24 to 36 hours and fermentation in stainless steel, with a total maceration of 14 to 18 days. After the malolactic fermentation and racking, the wine remained for another 12 months in the tanks until bottling. The wine was not filtered, in order to preserve intact its natural characteristics.