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CLIMATE Warm temperate climate with a Mediterranean rainfall regime and a wide range between daytime and night time temperatures, resulting from the proximity of the Pacific Ocean (80 kilometers, or 50 miles) and the Andes moun- tains (50 kilometers, or 37 miles). Annual precipitation averages about 600 millimeters, or 23.6 inches, concentrated in the winter months. VITICULTURE Age of vines: 10 years Vine management system: Canopy Density: 1,660 plants/hectare (670 plants/acre) Yield: 14 tons/hectare (5.7 metric tons/acre) Harvest method: Hand picking, with double selection in vineyard, in second half of April. VINIFICATION Maceration: 20-25 days with cold pre-fermentative mace- ration for four days at under 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahren- heit). Extraction: Traditional pumping-over and punching. Fermentation: Starts with active dry yeast (Bayanus); temperature 25 to 28 degrees Celsius (77 to 82 Fahrenheit). Aging: 12 months in French and American oak barrels. TASTING NOTES Appearance: Intense ruby red color. Nose: Intense nose of strawberry, forest, licorice and a faint animal quality. Palate: Round and well-structured; vanilla, chocolate and licorice aromas in a long finish. CABERNET SAUVIGNON GRAN RESERVA Alc: 14° Ta: 5 gl
