MONTGRAS HANDCRAFTED
Range of wines elaborated in a meticulous way by each one of its authors, who selected unusual grapes in Chile or different winemaking methods to surprise with their daring bets.
MONTGRAS handcrafted
RARE RIESLING
This Riesling was born from the inspiration of Santiago Margozzini with the first German consultant winemaker with whom he had the good fortune to work for many years in Chile. He burned in his mind the curiosity for this extraordinary variety that today is part of the MontGras Handcrafted Rare Series. From vineyards on gentle hills on the Quitralman road, D.O. Mulchen, in the Bio Bio Valley. The grapes were directly pressed to separate the juice and then ferment with selected yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Finally, it was kept in contact with its lees for five months and was subsequently bottled without contact with wood.
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RARE CINSAULT
Alberto Antonini inspired by the fact that we only drink 20% of what mother nature offers us in terms of places and grape varieties. Coming from an exceptional terroir and a very elegant and refined grape almost forgotten, it has chosen to develop the Cinsault variety in MontGras Handcrafted Rare Series. From “prehistoric” vineyards owned by Mrs. Teresa Artiaga and Mr. Felipe Orellana in Coelemu,Itata valley.
The grapes and 60% of the stems were put into stainless steel tanks and then fermented with native yeasts, completing a 10-day maceration with the skins and an 11-month aging in French oak.
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RARE PINOT NOIR
Pinot noir is the most wonderful variety in the world. Revealing and enhancing it has been a goal that has obsessed Adolfo Hurtado for years, who has chosen this favorite variety to be part of the MontGras Handcrafted Rare Series range.
From our most coastal vineyards in the cool Leyda Valley, on soils that come from ancient marine terraces with calcareous deposits and saline morning mists, bunches have been selected to ferment with carbonic maceration and crushed in small open vats with manual punch-downs, ending with an aging of 13 months in French oak barrels.
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RARE CABERNET FRANC
Inspired by the fact that Cabernet Franc is like a song that became a classic and as such there are many ways to interpret it, Cristián Correa declares that this is the Joe Cocker type version at Woodstock. From vineyards planted in 2005 on alluvial soils containing stones at the first 50 cm in Linderos, Maipo valley..
The complete bunches were fermented with carbonic maceration in small cement vats, completing a maceration with their skins for 15 days and an aging of 11 months in French oak.
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RARE CARIGNAN
Proud of the Carignan variety that represents the Chilean countryside, Carla Dosque has chosen to vinify this noble variety that withstands inclement sun and drought like no other, delivering vibrant color and wild acidity. From vineyards without irrigation, planted in 1958 in the Melozal sector, San Javier in Maule. The bunches were selected and destemmed to ferment with selected yeasts in a stainless steel tank, completing a 15-day maceration with a 12-month aging in French oak.
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RARE GARNACHA
Garnacha from Ninquén hill. Produced by Benjamín Leiva. The Fermentation is in concrete tanks, with 50% of stems, so the grapes are destemmed and after selecting the stems, they are added in layers to the tank. Gentle punching down and some pump overs every 2-3 days. After alcoholic fermentation, it is aged in 2,000-liter French oak foudres of fourth use for 9 months before being bottled.
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RARE PETIT VERDOT
Petit Verdot from Maipo Valley, the winemaker is Carolina Sarmiento. For this Petit, we chose to separate the vegetal parts of the grape and fermented it with selected yeast. We performed few pump overs and delestages to moisten the grape cap. Once the alcoholic fermentation was completed, it was racked into a large oak foudre to undergo malolactic fermentation.
