Wine Clos Quebrada De Macul, "Anka Pargua", 2008
Tasting Notes
Wine rich ruby-red color.
Wine with a nice structured and balanced taste, in which there are notes of earth, herbs and cedar covering pure tones of red fruits. It is somewhat rustic (in a good way) the wine must become more and more refined in the aging process.
The wine has a tantalizing, rich aroma with notes of red and black berries, hints of spices and a touch of grass.
The wine goes well with a variety of dishes from red meat.
Interesting Facts
The Chilean Mapuche language word "Pargua" means "full moon". "Anka Pargua" - strong and fascinating wine winery Viña Pargua. Winemaker Jean Pascal Lacaze and other workers wineries are making significant efforts to literally cast a spell on anyone who tries to "Anka Pargua". It is intriguing even have his label, made famous by the Chilean artist Benjamin Lira. In this work, the artist used the word "Pargua" as a source of inspiration.
Agriculture Clos Quebrada de Macul was founded relatively recently - in 1995. The founders of the winery began Ricardo Peña, who inherited the estate, as well as David Williams and his brother Jorge. A little later they were joined by 2 oenologist - Jean-Pascal Lacaze and Patrick Valette. Before the estate passed into the possession of Ricardo Peña, the entire harvest of grapes sold to other wineries.
When winemaker Jean-Pascal Lacaze ask why wine Clos Quebrada de Macul obtained so special, he invariably replied that reasons for that "old vines growing on the slopes, located in a great location, very low yields, wine-making philosophy of" non-interference "and, most importantly , the desire to achieve extremely high quality. "
Another co-owner of Clos Quebrada De Macul, David Williams, says of the wine sector: "We originally did not set the task of making wine in Bordeaux or California style. We just give the blame to fully show what the Chilean equivalent of the Grand Cru ...".
