chaski 2012 - Paul Hobbs Imports

CHASKI 2012
The Liguai estate, exclusive source of Pérez Cruz wines and home to our winery, is located
in the Maipo Valley’s “Maipo-Andes” subregion, nestled against the mountain foothills
between 1,450 and 1,700 feet elevation.
Chaski is the Inca word for the messengers that carried correspondence throughout the
empire. The ruins of one of the stone houses the Chaskis used was found on the hill the
estate lies on.
One of the last lots to be harvested, the grapes for Chaski Petit Verdot were hand-picked
during the second week of May, when the grapes had reached their peak ripeness for
optimal tannins and varietal aromas.
The bunches and berry were manually selected, before the grapes dropped gently into
tanks for fermentation.
Careful pumpovers during alcoholic fermentation produce a texture that is both soft and
concentrated. Total meceration time was 25 days. The malolactic fermentation took place
in French oak barrels.
Tasting Notes
The elegant, complex aromas open with garrigue, notes of red fruits, cardamom, oolong
tea, tobacco and black pepper. It is well structured, fresh, and nicely balanced on the
palate, with a particular graphite, mineral note. The tannins are soft, and the wine ends
with a long, lingering finish.
D.O. : Liguai Estate, Maipo-Andes
Varieties: 92% Petit Verdot, 8% Carmenère
Filtering: Very light, avoiding over processing
Yield: 1.8 tons/acre
Alc. Vol.: 14.5%
pH: 3,6
Total Acidity: 3,67 g/l