A mixed case showcasing a selection from the Chakana Estate including:
2 Chakana, Estate Selection, Torrontés (White)
2 Chakana, Nuna, Rosé
2 Chakana, Nuna, Malbec
MEZURA
Blend: 70% Syrah, 30% Carignan
Blocks: 25 La Cape, 29/30/31 Le Nectar, 19/21/22 Les Borios, 27 Le Dôme
Yields: 18 hl/ha
Process: 30% aged 16–20 months in new French oak casks of 400l, 70% in stainless steel. Production: 6,200 bottles
Without fining or filtration
Jeb Dunnuck, July 2018 90
Outstanding notes of black cherries, iodine, shrimp broth, and marine-like nuances emerge from the 2016 Saint Chinian La Lauzeta. This Syrah-dominated effort has medium-bodied aromas and flavors, clean, pure fruit, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish.
Blend: 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah
Blocks: 20 L’Amandier; 10/37 Puech Redon Yields: 14 hl/ha
Process: aged 16–20 months in new Austrian and French oak casks of 400, 500l and 600l. Production: 1,800 bottles
Without fining or filtration
6 Bottles of Chakana, Nuna, Malbec 2019
A ripe, fleshy style with full-bodied layers of crushed plum and framed by fruitcake and a lingering expresso note.
“Blended from lots of different plots in Chakana’s Agrelo holdings, this is a great value Malbec that has backed off on both the oak and alcohol in recent years. Perfumed and well balanced, it’s an elegant, refined red with a streak of greenness adding freshness to the finish.” Tim Atkin
Organic and Biodynamic Certified by Demeter.
A case of 6 bottles of Chakane, Estate Selection, Torrontes
Varietal Composition: 100% Torrontés
Origin: Finca Winelands, Gualtallary, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
Altitude: 1, 350 m
Climate: Overall, fresh and sunny, relatively wetter than other areas of Mendoza.
Viticulture: Traditional Soils: Sandy soils with calcium carbonate coated gravel at depths of 40-60 metres.
Ageing: 500 Litre new oak barrels
Alcohol: 14%
Tasting Notes: “Light green cast. Citrus and a touch of green apple on the nose and delicately creamy. On the palate, lovely creamy fresh balance. Elegant and tight on the palate, long and crisp and that green apple on the finish. Mouth-watering.” Julia Harding
Varietal Composition: 47% Syrah 34% Malbec 19% Tannat
Origin: Finca Nuna, Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza
Altitude: 960m
Viticulture: Organic and Biodynamic Certified by Demeter. Fair For Life certified. Vegan Certified by the Vegan Society. GMO-free.
Soils: Mostly loam with sandy loam spots 100cm and deeper with calcium carbonate coated gravel in some areas.
Alcohol: 13% Tasting Notes: An organic and biodynamically certified rosé, originating from the Chakana winery in Agrelo, Mendoza.
This gastronomic rosé has a light, fresh and balanced body being a blend of three varieties.