Carmenere 'Luz'

• 85% Carménerè, with some Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah
• Selected from four parcels of less than 0.5HA from vineyards dating back to 1945
• Hand harvested
• Transferred by gravity to a mix of concrete tanks and French oak tanks
• The Carménerè component is fermented in oak tanks
• The Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah components are fermented in concrete
• Fermented with indigenous yeast
• The Carménerè is aged for 12 months in new 4,000L untoasted Austrian Stockinger foudre
• The Cabernet is aged in an 800L concrete egg
• The two components are blended for 6 months, and then Syrah is added
• The Syrah was aged in clay amphora
• Bottled unfined and unfiltered
• 4,016 bottles produced

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