Ventisquero Grey Glacier Garnacha 2018

This is a blend of 62% Garnacha, 19% Cariñena, and 19% Mataro. You may know Garnacha as Grenache, Cariñena as Carignan, and Mataro as Mourvédre. All three are from the same Block 28 vineyard plot on a hill in La Robleria, Apalta in Colchagua Valley, Chile. They were all harvested at different times, however, because of the ripening stages of each variety. Only 50% of the grapes passed the inspection to make it into the crush, and then went into pre-fermentative maceration for 3 to 5 days in small open 400-kilo containers. After that it’s fermented at a low temperature, then sees a post-fermentative maceration for 1 to 2 weeks before 100% of it goes into extra-fine fifth use French oak barrels for for 6 months, and then 1 month in the bottle. The final ABV is 14%. The wine is purple in colour. On the nose there’s aromas of cherries, strawberry jelly, black olives, cinnamon, and burnt toast. The nose is awesome. In the mouth it’s light to medium bodied with a slippery mouthfeel, a pep to its acidity, and sweet tannins. It’s got a smokey and savoury profile surrounding fruity flavours of cherries and strawberries, and spice flavours of vanilla and cinnamon. Then it finishes savoury with flavours of tangy strawberries and gritty leather.