Flaherty Wines

A red wine blend from the
Aconcagua Valley of Chile

57 % Syrah
43 % Cabernet Sauvignon
100 % Barrel aged

Total production:
1964 bottles (1500 liters)

Alcohol        13.5% (Vol%)
Volatile acidity    0.68 g/l
pH            3.60
Total acidity    6,00 g/l Tartaric acid
Reducing sugar    1,89 g/l

Flaherty 2005 was made by friends and family at our home near the village of Santa María in the Aconcagua Valley. The grapes were hand picked and crushed directly into one ton fermenting bins. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah were hand harvested and delivered in small picking lugs on the 26th March and 1st April from the windy riverside Manzur Vineyard just outside of San Felipe in the Aconcagua Valley. The vineyard, which was planted in 2000, has sandy loam soils with lots of river stones.

We punched down the musts three times a day throughout the fermentation and then let the wine macerate on the skins for 20 days. The wine was basket pressed and aged 18 months in barrel , with 75% used French and American oak and 25% new Hungarian and Romanian oak. The 2005 Flaherty blend is 57% Syrah and 43% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was filtered but not fined before being bottled by our friends at Viña San Esteban.

Tasting Description
Our 2005 Flaherty features fresh black cherry and ripe blackberry flavors, with notes of vanilla and caramel. This medium-bodied wine has soft, powdered sugar tannins and is made in an easy-to-drink style. Best before 2011.

Enjoy as we do with friends, family, and food.

Ed Flaherty
Winemaker