2012 Montsecano Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley

2012 Montsecano Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley

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2012 Montsecano Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley

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Montesecano’s philosophy is about as far as it is possible to be from the corporate mind-set which dominates much of the Chilean wine industry. Farmed at altitude in the Casablanca Valley, with biodynamic preparations, the poetic whisper of the Pacific ocean in the vineyards and a production of a mere 2,473 bottles, this is small scale even when compared to many French domaines. Add to that the supervisory genius of
André Ostertag and one is clearly in the presence of something very different and very special.

This wine is an excellent example of this fickle grape, with a bright strawberry red colour, and a satisfying concentration of ripe red fruit that steers well away from jamminess, and instead delights with spicy and savoury complexity. Please decant the wine an hour before drinking to maximise your enjoyment.

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Montsecano

Montsecano

Montesecano’s philosophy is about as far as it is possible to be from the corporate mind-set which dominates much of the Chilean wine industry.

Farmed at altitude in Casablanca Valley wine region, with biodynamic preparations, the poetic whisper of the Pacific ocean in the vineyards and a production of a mere 2473 bottles , this is small scale even when compared to many of BBR’s prized Domaines in France.

Add to that the wonderful egg-shaped fermentation vats and the supervisory genius of André Ostertag and one is clearly in the presence of something very different and very special. 

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Casablanca Valley

Casablanca Valley

Casablanca valley is located approximately 1 hour west of Santiago, south of Aconcagua and north of San Antonio Valley, well-exposed to the cool Pacific ocean breezes. It is Chile's first cool-climate wine producing region, with an internationally established reputation since the early 1990s for its arresting, vibrant, mouth-watering white wines, made predominantly from Chardonnay (over 75%) and Sauvignon Blanc, as well as Viogner and Riesling, exotically perfumed and richly flavoured.

Early morning fog (the result of the Pacific's icy Humboldt current) keeps temperatures low and adds moisture in an otherwise dry terrain. Midday breezes clear the fog, allowing the sunshine to reach and ripen the grapes.

A host of producers tend nearly 4,000 hectares of vines in the valley, which offers a myriad of microclimates. The higher, warmer, frost-free sections are suitable for red varieties like Merlot and Carmenere, while the lower, cooler areas produce excellent fruit for cool-climate grapes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.

In acknowledgment of certain similarities between Casablanca and California's Napa Valley, the two valleys signed a viticultural alliance in 2002.


Recommended producer: De Martino

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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