2011 De Martino "Las Cruces" Single Vineyard Cachapoal Valley older vines

older vines

with notes of beef blood

Pure blue fruit shines through immediately

One of the richest and potentially longest-lived 2008s

Silky and expansive

2011 De Martino "Las Cruces" Single Vineyard Cachapoal Valley older vinesThe 2011 Single Vineyard Las Cruces is sourced from a 2. 8 hectare alluvial terrace in Cachapoal, opposite Peumo, a dry farmed vineyard planted in 1957 on granitic and clay soils. In Cachapoal it rains around 500 millimeters per year, compared with the Maule Valley where it rains around 800 millimeters. These old vineyards are planted with a mix of about two thirds Malbec and the rest Carmenere. They are harvested when the Malbec is ready, then