CLOS DE FOUS PINOT NOIR "PUCALAN ARENARIA" 2016 FROM CHILE

Clous de Fous, a project that breaks schemes in the world of wine with 91 Dekanter points!

"Extreme Terroir from Chile"

Clos des Fous Arenina is a Pinot Noir that plays in the upper league of Pinot Noir wines.

Elaboration: Harvested by hand from selected grapes vines planted at high density (7,000 plants / ha). Fermented by the traditional artisan methods. Slow alcoholic fermentation in cement vats. Aged 18 months in the new French oak forest of Vosges (Alsace), prepared by us barrels.

Characteristics: Complex nose opens in red fruits, predominantly murtilla, cherry and raspberry. Its complexity expands floral notes dominate the native flora such as chamomile, pennyroyal and flower Boldo. Notes minerals wants to supplement this aromatic palette with a touch of gunpowder, earth and granite. Very consistent with his nose mouth, we find these descriptors, balancing everything with a large volume and refreshing acidity. Cozy, complete, complex and long wine.

Terroir: Arenaria comes from our vineyard Pucalán, located 8 kilometers from the sea in Aconcagua Costa. The ancient soils (Paleozoic) correspond to the deposit of marine calcareous sands that have become rock arenaria. Low fertility soil containing clay surface on marine rock.

Vineyard: Pucalán vineyard of 4 hectares planted with a density of 10,000 plants per hectare and separated by soil type in 13 different parcels, units generating micro vinification of 2000-3000 kilos. Yields are bounded to 800 grams per plant. Pucalán is one of the first 100% Chilean vineyards planted with clonal material of Burgundy (Clones Romané Vosne mass selection, mass selection of Gevrey Chambertin, 828, 777 and 115).