Caliterra Shiraz Rose Reserva wine
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VINEYARD: Caliterra Estate
COMPOSITION: 95% Shiraz
5% Malbec
ALCOHOL: 13.5% by volume
FINAL PH: 3.56
TOTAL ACIDITY: 5.41 g/l (tartaric acid)
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 7.50 g/l
VINEYARD
The grapes used in this wine comes from selected lots from the Caliterra Estate in the Colchagua Valley, which extends from the Andes Mountains to the Pacific Ocean through a large part of the Tinguiririca River basin. The Coastal Mountains are lower in Colchagua than in anywhere else in the country and allows cool ocean breezes to enter the valley every afternoon, which results in hot days and cool nights during the ripening season. The Caliterra Estate is located 200 km (125 miles) south of Santiago and 60 km (37 miles) from the coast at 150 meters above sea level (500 feet a.s.l.). The 1,030-hectare (2,544 acres) property of which approximately 242 hectares planted to vine: 210 planted in 1997-1998 and another 32 in 2005.
Most of the grapes used for the 2005 Shiraz Rose were picked from the SZ S2-S3 parcels planted to clones 300 and 174, respectively. The vineyards are vertically trained and spur pruned on a 2.5° slope. The deep, clay loam soils (20% clay, 50% sand) have been drained for proper control of plant vigour. They were planted with a northeastsouthwest orientation (40° with respect to the north).
VINTAGE NOTE
The Colchagua spring was characterised by many cloudy days during the flowering period, including nearly an inch of rain in November, at the height of the flowering period. Weather conditions were exceptional from December onward, with sunny, fog-free days, except for a 7 mm (.25 inch) rainfall in March that did not affect the fruit despite this variety's low tolerance to fungal diseases. Ventilated canopies and good solar exposition allowed for ideal cluster health.
April was especially warm, with average temperatures of 27.9°C (82°F) instead of the more typical 23°C (73°F). At 1879.5 degree days, heat summation over 10°C topped the norm of 1822 degree days. Restrictive irrigation management during the ripening period allowed us to obtain Shiraz grapes with a good level of flavours and aromas. The machine harvest took place April 18-25, 2005.