Caliterra Tributo Syrah, DO Valle de Colchagua

Description

Caliterra Tributo Syrah is 100% Syrah from a single vineyard in the Colchagua Valley.

Caliterra was established in 1996 as a joint venture between the families of Robert Mondavi and Vina Errazuriz. In January 2004 Vina Errazuriz became the sole owners of Caliterra, at the heart of which is the impressive 1000ha Caliterra Estate. The name Caliterra is taken from ‘Calidad’ spanish for quality and ‘Tierra’ – land. The wine making philosophy of Caliterra is to produce fruit driven quality wines. Viña Caliterra is located in the heart of Colchagua, a protected valley southeast of Lago Rapel and adjoining the Apalta Valley, 150 meters above sea level. Crucially a large proportion of this estate, and all new plantings, are on prime hillside sites resulting in high quality fruit and complex wines.

After harvesting a proportion of the grapes for the Caliterra Tributo Syrah undergo a pre-fermentation cold soak to emphasize color and extract smooth tannins. Aged 100% in barrels of 2nd and 3rd use for 12 months.

Caliterra Tributo Syrah 2014 is 97% Syrah and 3% Carignan.