Apaltagua - Gran Verano Sauvignon Blanc | Chilean White Wine

VINEYARDS:
Our entire vineyards are carefully tended with affection and with espect for the natural surroundings. The grapes in our Gran Verano Sauvignon Blanc wine come from our own three vineyards in the Valle Central in Chile. The vineyards were planted in flat and low ridges in places with extraordinary natural conditions perfect for the growth of grapevines.

CLIMATE:
The Valle Central has a Mediterranean-style climate with a cold and rainy winter and a dry and warm summer. Marked temperature differences between day and night make ideal conditions for the growth of our wine grapes.

VINIFICATION:
The grapes are harvested by hand early in the morning in February when they have reached optimal maturity. The grapes are whole-cluster pressed. The must is decanted at low temperatures ranging between 5° to 8° C (41° to 46° F) and then fermented in our winery in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts at temperatures ranging from 14° to 16°C (56° to 61° F) during a twenty-day period allowing the extraction of its varietal aroma. The wine is then placed in stainless guard tanks for three months before being bottled and launched on the market.