{"title":"Malleco Valley","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"volcanes-tectonia-grenache-petite-sirah-mourvedre","title":"Volcanes Tectonia Grenache\/Petite Sirah\/Mourvèdre","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Note Volcanes Tectonia Grenache\/Petite Sirah\/Mourvèdre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplex, expressive nose featuring notes of ripe black cherries, blackberries and strawberry, a hint of smoke, tobacco, minerals, candied fruit, toast, menthol and liquorice. The palate is velvety with lively yet ripe tannins, a firm body, with a very long finish in which cassis predominates. Deep red colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolcanes Tectonia Grenache\/Petite Sirah\/Mourvèdre is delicious with grilled meat, red meat, lamb, game and pasta dishes, and mature cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for this wine are blended separately: Grenache from Chacapoal from vineyards with basalt\/andesite soils. Petite Sirah from Maipo from clay soils overlying intrusive rock. And the Mourvèdre from Maule from granite soils. The wine matures for 12 months in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBodega Volcanes is a project started in 2009 and is part of the Grupo Vinos del Pacifico (GVP). A number of employees from this group came up with the idea to create a series of wines sourced from vineyards with 100% volcanic soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five-member team included winemaker María del Pilar Díaz, geologist Gonzalo Hendriguez and Terroir manager Agustín Aguerrea. They selected three vineyards, spread throughout Chile, which they believe convey the ultimate expression of volcanic soil in the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Rapel Valley, this is a vineyard with soil consisting of silt, clay and loam supplemented with coarser material such as stones of Andesite (an extrusive rock). In the Maule Valley, they found a vineyard with soil of (weathered) granite. In the Malleco Valley, the vineyard is planted on a soil known as \"Tolhuaco\", which consists of volcanic ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaría Díaz strives to express the purity and minerality of the soils in the wines. This is very successful, especially because excessive use of (new) wood is never employed during fermentation and maturation. The wines are all lively and rich and have more complexity in aroma and flavour than comparable wines from the same region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine scores\/awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Suckling - 93 points (2019)\u003cbr\u003e“Blackberry, dried-sage, lavender andearthy notes. It’s medium-to full-bodiedwith chewy tannins. Ripe, round and dusty with a juicy, pretty finish. A blendof 45% grenache, 40% petite sirah and15% mourvedre. 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The color is golden yellow. In short: a refined, mineral Chardonnay with good aging potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolcanes Tectonia Chardonnay \u003c\/strong\u003eis an ultimate food wine and delicious with \u003cspan style=\"font-family: muli,sans-serif\"\u003esalmon tartare, lobster, fresh shellfish, ripe cheeses, pasta with cream sauce, white meat, poultry, crab, risotto, salmon, and sea bass. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soils of Malleco Valley were formed during (relatively recent) volcanic eruptions and thus consist of effusive lava and primarily volcanic ash. This Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay was aged for 11 months in barrels of 10% new, 40% 1-year-old, and 50% 2-year-old French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBodega Volcanes is a project started in 2009 and is part of the Grupo Vinos del Pacifico (GVP). A number of employees from this group came up with the idea to create a series of wines originating from vineyards with 100% volcanic soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five-member team includes, among others, winemaker María del Pilar Díaz, geologist Gonzalo Hendriguez, and Terroir manager Agustín Aguerrea. They selected three vineyards spread throughout Chile that they believe convey the ultimate expression of volcanic soil to the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Rapel Valley, this is a vineyard with soil of silt, clay, and loam supplemented with coarser material such as andesite stones (an igneous rock). In Maule Valley, they found a vineyard with a soil of (weathered) granite. 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