Catena Alta Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

WINE DESCRIPTION

Catena Alta Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from small, carefully selected estate-grown lots in two of the Catena family’s Andean vineyards: La Piramide vineyard (50%) and Domingo vineyard (50%). The blend of these historic lots, like the marriage of sounds that create a symphony, yields a highly aromatic and elegant wine that speaks for the earth and the vines that have been tended by the Catenas for four generations.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Alcohol: 14.2 %
• Total Acidity: 5.85 grams/liter
• pH: 3.67
• Unfined and unfiltered

VINIFICATION

Whole berries are hand loaded into small format fermentation bins; lots are treated individually; fermentation and maceration last for 15–35 days. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation finish in barrel; aged for between 18 and 24 months in French oak, 70% new.