Red-violet in color, brilliant and vivid, our Tutunjian Single Vineyard Carmenere shows ripe blackberries, tobacco, and spices. It possesses a remarkable combination of ripe fruit notes and oak mixed with vanilla. Its flavor is full and concentrated, highlighting the softness in the mouth and the raspberry and plum tannins with a touch of tobacco. It has a long and lingering finish.

Variety: 90% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Colchagua Valley
Winemaker: Carolina França
Winemaker Consultant: Juan Carlos Faúndez
Bottled: At The Estate

Vineyards
The grapes for our Tutunjian Single Vineyard Carmenere come from a vineyard that is over 60 years old in Apalta, Colchagua. The terroir in this area produces some of the best and most awarded Carmeneres from Chile. Harvested by hand, the grapes are then transported in trays of 10 kg which enable us to presereve the organoleptic quality of the grapes. The vineyards yield between 7000-8000 kilograms per hectare.

Climate
Colchagua Valley has a Mediterranean-style climate with a cold and rainy winter and a dry and warm summer. Marked temperature differences between day and night make ideal conditions for the growth of our wine grapes.

Vinification
Our grapes are harvested by hand in April when they have reached optimal maturity. The harvest is done very selectively in order to ensure only the best grapes from our old vines. In order to extract color and aromas, the must is interfused with its skin for three days at low temperatures. The must is then fermented for seven days in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts at temperatures ranging from 28° to 30° C (82° to 86°F). The wine is then left to macerate for two additional weeks in order to extract its fruity characteristics. Afterwards, 60% of the wine is aged in American and French oak barrels and 40% in stainless steel tanks. The wine is then aged in oak for 10 to 12 months. Finally, the wine is cellared in bottles for six additional months before it is released to the market.

Notes from the winemaker
Red-violet in color, brilliant and vivid, our Tutunjian Single Vineyard Carmenere shows ripe blackberries, tobacco, and spices. It possesses a remarkable combination of ripe fruit notes and oak mixed with vanilla. Its flavor is full and concentrated, highlighting the softness in the mouth and the raspberry and plum tannins with a touch of tobacco. It has a long and lingering finish.