De Martino, Chile’s pioneer winery par excellence, is reinventing the concept of Chilean wine by producing wines that are a true reflection of their origin.
The grapes that go into this wine come from the Choapa Valley in northern Chile. The primary characteristic of this area is that it has no central valley or separation between the Andes and Coastal Mountains. This is the narrowest section of Chile, with just 90 km (56 mi) between the Pacific Ocean and the Argentine border in the Andes Mountains.
The vineyards are planted 825 meters (2,707 feet) above sea level in the Andean piedmont. The colluvial piedmont sandy-clay soils present deposits of volcanic rock with stones and angular blocks that have not decomposed.
This Syrah combines black fruit on the nose with an extraordinary freshness on the palate.
The wine was aged for 13 months in French oak barrels.
Serve at 16ºC (61°F). |