MANOS ANDINAS RESERVA PINOT NOIR CASABLANCA VALLEY 2019 WINE ENTHUSIAST 90 POINTS

Casablanca Valley is one of the coolest wine regions in Chile and the first
one planted, located only 20 miles (30km) from the Pacific Ocean at its furthest
point, being strongly influenced by its cooling effects. The region has a
Mediterranean climate with cool misty nights and hotter days that provides
excellent growing conditions for top quality cool climate varieties, including
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc as well as Pinot Noir.
This handcrafted wine sourced from carefully selected farmers, located at the
coastal range mountains of Casablanca Valley, is our attempt to bring a
characteristic cool climate Pinot Noir from South America to satisfy customers
who seek for exceptional wines with character and identity.
Philosophy and Winemaking
Our philosophy behind the winemaking is to keep the crafted profile of the
wine, in order to save the character of each component, representing its
origin and the variety in the best possible way. The grapes are hand- picked
by local farmers and their families; the winemaking process is simple and
with minimum intervention. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks at
low temperature and with manual pump overs over the skins “hat” to
incorporate it aromas, flavors and tannins. After, the wine is aged in
selected French oak for over 6 months, rotating the barrels regularly to
improve the wine texture. All this process allows us to create a crafted
Pinot Noir with great character, representative of the variety and its origin.
The evolution of this wine in the bottle should generate complex and
delicious red fruits flavors, like cherries and strawberry with the time. You
can save this wine for the next 3-5 years