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2010

Cabernet weekend

Saturday was Labor Day in Chile (May 1st), which limited the amount of work we could accomplish. In particular, we were only able to bring in one and a half tons of Cabernet Sauvignon from Gonzalo’s Encon vineyard. We’ll be getting another ton next Saturday to finish out our harvest. The fruit looks very good, with nice ripe flavors. The cool fall weather is giving us the benefit of a few days of cold maceration before the fermentations really take off. It looks like one lot will get going this afternoon, and the second lot is about a day behind. In addition to receiving fruit, we pressed out two syrah lots and the tempranillo. These wines are now in barrel for the winter.

Cabernet sauvignon 2010



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  1. Hey Ed, wow this looks great! A lot of hard work, but you love it. Send me an e-amil when you get a chance my friend.

    Comment by steve monk — May 4, 2010 @ 4:22 pm

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