Huaso de Sauzal - Chilena Pais 2016 (750ml)
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| Producer | Huaso de Sauzal |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Varietal | Pais |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 57990 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Huaso de Sauzal Description
Chilena is made from 300-year old pie franco País grown on granitic soils near Cauquenes in the Maule Valley. The grapes are hand-harvested in early April, destemmed and spontaneously fermented in open-top vats without temperature control, then pressed and raised in used barrels for 1 year, and an additional year in bottle (without added SO2) before release.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The star here is the País, which he calls 2016 Huaso de Sauzal Chilena, from grapes picked later than usual, as there was rain during March and April. All of the wines here ferment in traditional raulí wood casks. The vines are extremely old—they don't know how old—ungrafted and head-pruned in the Secano Interior traditional zone of Chile, where viticulture was without irrigation. It ferments with indigenous yeasts, without temperature control or any intervention, and the wine matures in well-seasoned, neutral oak barrels for 12 months before bottling. It's an aromatic and delicious País, with great perfume and character, mixing flowers and herbs, some spices and an earthy nuance with a volatile touch. The variety has some rustic tannins that need some food. This is possibly the best Chilena from Cancino so far. This is always among my favorite País from Chile. 11,000 bottles produced. Like the rest of the 2016s, it was bottled in February 2017.
