Apaltagua - Gran Verano Rosado Carmenère | Chilean Pink Wine

VINEYARDS:
Our entire vineyard is carefully tended with affection and with respect for the natural surroundings. The grapes in our Gran Verano Carmenere Rosado wine come from our own 3 vineyards in the Central Valley in Chile. The vineyards were planted on flat fields and low ridges in places with extraordinary natural conditions for the growth of grapevines.

CLIMATE:
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 mornings in April when they have reached optimal maturity. The grapes are macerated at low temperatures during a 12 hour period, and then the must is separated from the skins to start a clean fermentation in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts at temperatures ranging from 14° to 16° C (57° to 61°F) during a twenty-day period. The wine is then placed in stainless steel tanks for 3 months before being bottled and launched on the market.