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Description:

A supreme red blend which includes the unique Chilean Carmenere variety, expressing the New World elegance.

Year:

2004

Tasting Notes:

Casa Donoso D shows a beautiful and intense ruby-red color. It has a perfect balance of abundant fruit with a hint of French oak. Its palate is medium to full bodied, creamy with a finish of black cherries, which will bring pleasure to all of the senses.

Varieties:

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenere, 15% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Franc. All the varieties are estate grown from Sandy Clay Loam.

Harvest:

Only hand-picked grapes, between April 14th and May 4th, 2004.

Bottling:

This wine was bottled in mid-June 2006.

Ageing:

100% aged in medium toasted French oak barrels for 14 months.

Harmony with food:

Its finesse makes it ideal to serve with a wide range of red meats, like Lamb, game and other spicy dishes.

How to drink:

Cellaring until 2012: Decant the wine and let it breath for one hour, serve at 17°C (62,6ºF) in a wide glass. After 2012: decant and serve at 18°C in an elegant glass.

Age capacity:

2017, if the wine is stored between 15°C (59ºF) to 18°C (64,4ºF)

Alcohol:

13,5% v/v

Ph:

3,7

Total acidity:

5,3 g/lt

Production:

12.000 bottles

Export package:

6 x 750 ml

Distinctions of this line:

2004: Gold Medal, First Annual Wines of Chile Awards, vintage 2001.

2001: Gold Medal, Vinalies Internationales, Paris, vintage 1998.

2001: Gold Medal, Vinitaly, Italy, vintage 1998.