Expression Reserve Syrah

Villard Fine Wines · Casablanca Valley, Chile

Fresh aromas of small red berries, a hint of mint, eucalyptus, and cassis. The wine shows great freshness and minerality. The finish is balanced with delicate integrated tannins.

Farming
Sustainable farming practices

Harvest type
Hand harvest

Grape type
Syrah

Age of the vineyard
Planted in 2005

Vessel
12 months (French and American oak) and stainless steel vats

Yield
45 hl/ha

Soil composition
Clay-loam

Annual production
15,000 bottles

Vinification
Grapes are carefully manually selected in the vineyard during harvest. Pre-fermentation maceration at 8°C for 7 days. Then fermentation follows and lasts about 10 days in stainless steel tanks with daily pumping over, 3 times/day. The wine is then left to macerate post fermentation for another 7 days; 65% of the wine is racked to French and American oak barrels for 12 months and 35% of the wine is aged in stainless steel.