Aurora Cinsault

Mollenhauer · Guarilihue Alto, ITATA, Chile

This is a "vino de lugar" or "wine of a place". A version of Cinsault from the sector of Guarilihue Alto which aims, more than showing the typicity of the variety, to express the mineral side of the granite soils.

The palate bursts with flavors of ripe red berries, including cherries, cranberries, and plums. Juicy and mouthwatering quality to the fruit flavors, accompanied by a flinty character and a captivating minerality.

Farming
Organic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
100% Cinsault

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1950 & 1955

Vessel
8 months in 6- and 5-year-old french barrels

Vineyard Yield
45 hl/ha

Soil Type
Quartzic granite

Annual production
2,304 bottles

Vinification
The wine fermented spontaneously with trodden whole clusters. Winemaking is very smooth, like an infusion, in concrete vats. Unfined and unfiltered. Small addition of sulphites before bottling.