Santa Rita Petite Sirah Bougainville 2010

Bougainville is round, sweet and complex with lively aromas of black fruits in balance with sweet spices as well as earth and smoke. Soft, ripe tannins as well as bright and juicy acidity, with smooth and long finish.Ideal with hearty, slow-cooked meats, grilled lamb and cheeses.The wine was vinified by traditional methods in stainless steel tanks with cold maceration prior to fermentation. The first stage of the extraction began at the highest range of temperatures, which were lowered toward the end to preserve the fruitiness of the variety. Upon completion of alcoholic fermentation, the new wine remained on its skins for a post-fermentation maceration followed by 18 months of aging in new, medium-toast French oak barrels from different cooperages (Dargaud, Sylvain, and Taransaud) and origins (Nevers and Alliers). The wine was returned to the stainless steel tanks to rest for two months prior to bottling.Grape Varieties - 85% Petite Syrah / 15% Syrah.

Innovative and bold, this wine, whose name was inspired by the bougainvillea flowers that grow at the Santa Rita manor house, is not only made with a variety that is nearly unknown in Chile, but also disproves the theory that the Maipo Valley only produces Cabernet Sauvignon and demonstrates that it is ideal for producing high-end wines from other varieties as well. This is thanks to the vision of Andrés Ilabaca and his enological team and their years of work to discover the best conditions for making a superior wine with the best expression of Chilean terroir.