January 2022
SANTA EMA
Catalina 2018
- 95 points -
This cuvée is from a selection of the vineyards that Santa Ema began planting near the slopes of Pirque, in the Andean foothills of Alto Maipo. The base is 72% cabernet sauvignon plus 22% carmenere, and the rest of cabernet franc, all vinified and aged separately for 10 months and then for another four in the same barrels after the blend was made. The greatest presence here, independent of the percentages, is the cabernet, which acquires the personality of the variety when grown in Pirque—the slightly mentholated and herbal aromas and the red fruits, but most of all, that web of fine, sharp tannins that protect the fresh and lively fruit flavors. A classic of the area and a wine with a deep sense of place, which for us is almost everything.
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