Blanco de Itata

Masintín · Valle del Itata, Chile

Refreshing yet complex white wine with a scented nose, white flowers, fruits and spices. Wide and refreshing mouthfeel with grapefruit zest flavours and long lasting finish.   

Farming
Minimal intervention

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
69% Moscatel - 31% Semillón

Age of Vineyard
Moscatel 1970 - Semilllón 1955

Vessel
Steel tanks

Vineyard Yield
45 hl/ha

Soil Type
Granite

Annual Production
2500 bottles

Vinification
Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. The pneumatic press is filled by gravity and long pressing programs are used. After pressing the juice decant for a day, later the clear juice is transferred to the fermentation tank. Alcoholic fermentation takes about 25 days under controlled temperature conditions. After fermenting the wine was aged in steel tanks for 11 months prior bottling.