Tasting notes: Novas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Novas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby red in colour. The nose is intense, with a pronounced presence of blackcurrant. Backed up with notes of cherries and strawberries as well as hint of chocolate. Medium bodied and well balanced with ripe black fruits, smooth tannins and refreshing acidity. Therefore resulting in a juicy and approachable Cabernet.
Food match:
Ideal with meat-based dishes and stews, slow-cooked beef, and pastas such as gnocchi with blue cheese.
Producer/Region:
Vineyards are located in the Cauquenes zone, near the Coastal Mountains in the Maule Region. 350 km to the south of Santiago, and in one of the most traditional winemaking zones in Chile. Therefore the vineyards are dry-farmed and planted on the gentle slopes of the Coastal Mountains. With good light and extreme temperatures that allow red grape varieties to be cultivated.
Winemaking began with a 2-day cool pre-fermentation maceration at 10–12ºC. Alcoholic fermentation took place over a 2-week period in stainless steel tanks. With selected yeasts at 26ºC with a program of pump-overs determined by enological criteria.
Malolactic fermentation took place naturally in stainless steel tanks and barrels. However the wine is then aged with controlled temperatures for 10 months ( 66,5% of the wine in four-year old French oak barrels, 18.5% in French foudres, and 15% in stainless steel.). However, the wine was neither fined nor stabilized, and was only cross-flow filtered prior to bottling.
Voted by Wines of Chile as “Winery of the Year 2016”, above all Emiliana is one of Chile’s most exciting producers and pioneers in organic and biodynamic winemaking. Since 1998, this Chilean winery has been producing award-winning wines from almost 1,000 hectares of vineyards in prime sites including Casablanca, Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua and Bio Bio.
Its spectacular biodynamic vineyard and winery at Los Robles is a model that attracts visiting viticulturalists and winemakers from across the world. Emiliana’s innovative and natural-leaning wines are made with great care and attention and the results are inspiring.
For more information about the producer :Â https://www.emiliana.cl/en/
