Echeverria Merlot Gran Reserva
AA2385
Description
Country - Chile
Region - Valle de Colchagua
Grape Varieties - Merlot 95%, Carmenère 5%
Alcohol by volume - 14.5%
Bottle - 75cl
Producer - Viña Echeverría
Tasting notes - Intense aromas of sweet plums are combined with notes of chocolate and vanilla. Opulent flavours of ripe fruits complement the smooth, velvety and balanced palate with a long, mouthwatering finish. Delicious.
ProducerNote
Viña Echeverría is a family-run estate winery, owned and managed by the
Echeverría family. Established in 1930, but with an agricultural heritage going back
to the 1700s, Viña Echeverría is as much today, as always, driven by a shared
passion for winemaking and an uncompromising search for excellence. Viña
Echeverría combines nearly a century of viticulture and winemaking experience with
a modern state-of-the-art winery, to produce an extensive collection of quality wines.
Viña Echeverría has recently been awarded its Sustainable Winery status by Wines of Chile, as well as its ISO9000 certification.
Vineyard
The vineyard is located in Maipo Alto in the Central Valley. Alto Maipo reaches into
the foothills of the Andean Mountains; the vineyard is situated at elevations of
between 400 to 800 metres above sea level. The afternoon sun warms the vineyard
and the cool mountain breezes that slide down the hillside at night create a broad
oscillation between day and night temperatures. This diurnal temperature difference
creates perfect conditions for bold yet elegant red wines. Careful pruning is carried
out to allow the correct balance between the canopy and the fruit, while irrigation is
carefully managed to avoid dehydration. The vines are grown in medium fertility soils
of mostly red and black clay.
Winemaking
The hand-harvested grapes were fermented in 25,000 litre open stainless steel tanks
for seven days with selected yeasts, at controlled temperatures of 25 to 28°C.
Extended skin maceration followed, for an additional six to eight days. The wine then
went through 100% malolactic fermentation, before being aged in 225 litre French
oak barrels, of second and third use for 10 to 12 months.
Delivery
£7.50 Per UK Delivery Address - from 1 bottle upwards for orders under £250.
Orders are usually despatched within 24 hours, to arrive with UK customers within 3 working days. If an item is temporarily out of stock, we will notify you of the delay and you may consider the following options:
- We can despatch your order as soon as we receive new stock.
- Choose an alternative that we have in stock.
Saturday and a.m. delivery can be requested for an extra fee.
We can deliver to Scottish Highlands, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland. for an extra fee,
Free Click and Collect – Orders can be placed online or give us a call and we can get your order together ready for you to collect.
Any queries should be directed to the shop by telephone on 01522 544737 or email to enquiries@steephillwines.com.
Returns
Online and Mail Order Purchases
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We cannot give refunds in the following cases:
- Items returned after 28 days.
- Damaged items not notified by telephone to us within 3 days.
Goods returned are at your own expense. We recommend that you use Recorded Delivery or a Courier so that you have proof of despatch.