34% Syrah
33% Cabernet Sauvignon
33% Carmenere

Yield:
Syrah: 9.5 tons /ha
Cabernet Sauvignon: 7 tons/ha
Carmenère: 8 tons/ha

100 % Barrel aged  for 16 Months

Total Production:
1,680 bottles (140 cases)
Bottled 9 December 2010

Alcohol: 15.2%% (Vol%)
Volatile acidity: 0.69 g/l
pH    : 3.40
Total acidity: 6.00 g/l Tartaric Acid
Residual sugar: 2.96 g/l

Flaherty 2009 Limari was grown by our friend Jim Pyror at his Aguatierra vineyard near  the Punitaqui in the Limari Valley of Chile. The vineyard is Organically certified and is also uses biodynamic practices. The Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon were hand harvested and delivered in small picking lugs on the 1^st of May and the Carmenere arrived the 9^st of May. The vineyard planted using the tradicional Parron style trellis and spacing. The grapes were crushed directly into one ton fermenting bins the fermentation was punched down by hand three times a day at our home in the Aconcagua Valley. The wine macerated with the skins for an average total of 18 days before draining and pressing. The wine was basket pressed racked to barrel and aged 14 months in barrel. The components were aged in was aged in two and four year old French and American oak barrels. The 2009 Flaherty Limari blend is 34% Syrah and 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Carmenere, the wine was filtered but not fined before being bottled in December 2010.

Tasting Description

Our 2009 Flaherty Limari displays the classic ripe fruit flavors and violet notes of the Limari Valley, with a rich base of dry fruits like cherry, strawberry, black plum and spicy herbal notes of Carmenere  Notes of spearmint, black pepper, forest floor, new leather jacket, dark chocolate, licorice, toasted oak and new leather jacket contribute complexity and depth. This medium-bodied wine has a twist of acidity on the entry and finishs with sweet juicy tannins. Best before 2017.

Enjoy as we do with friends, family and food.

Ed Flaherty
Winemaker

“With a distinctive, elegant style, Flaherty is a 2009 red blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon, and carmenère. This juicy wine has good depth and a note of hibiscus flower tea, together with a lot of red fruit—it’s exquisite, well-defined, and playful. If you run across any of these gems [note: in addition to Flaherty, the review covers iLatina 2009 Carmenère, Lagar de Bezana 2010 Porfiada, and Polkura 2009 Malbec], don’t think twice about giving them a try. Each one, with its own individual style, is worth the chance.”

A red wine blend from the
Limarí Valley of Chile

34% Syrah
33% Cabernet Sauvignon
33% Carmenère

100 % Barrel aged for 14 months

Total Production:
1,800 bottles (150 cases)

Alcohol                    14.5% (vol. %)
Volatile acidity        0.69 g/l
pH                              3.74
Total acidity             5.77 g/l Tartaric Acid
Reducing sugar       1.25 g/l

Flaherty 2008 Limarí was grown by our friend Jim Pyror at his Aguatierra vineyard near the town of Punitaqui in the Limarí Valley of Chile. The vineyard is organically certified and also incorporates biodynamic practices. The vines are planted using the traditional parrón-style trellis and spacing. The Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon were hand harvested and delivered in small picking lugs on the 1st of May, while the Carmenère arrived the 21st of May. The grapes were crushed directly into one ton fermenting bins. We punched down the musts by hand three times a day throughout the fermentation. The wine macerated with the skins for an average of 18 days before being drained and basket pressed. It then aged 14 months in oak barrels, with 16% in new American oak and the rest in two- and three-year-old French and American oak barrels. The wine was filtered but not fined before being bottled.

Tasting description

Our 2008 Flaherty Limarí displays ripe cherry, blackberry, plum flavors, with hint of violet that is typical of the Limarí Valley. The Carmenère contributes spicy herbal notes, which are richly complemented by spearmint, black pepper, and toasted oak. This medium-bodied wine has balanced acidity and soft tannins. Best before 2016.

Enjoy as we do with friends, family and food.

Ed Flaherty
Winemaker

Flaherty Wines once again used the event to launch our new vintage. We poured two wines: our 2008 Aconcagua blend and our 2008 Limarí blend. This is the first vintage of the Limarí, and it was very well received at the tasting. It was interesting to pour the two wines side by side, as they are quite different. The Aconcagua is similar to the 2007 blend, with about 60% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Tempranillo. It is well structured and elegant, with cherry fruit and lots of spice, while the tannins are still young, giving the wine verve. The Limarí, in contrast, has a third each of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Carmenère, all from Jim Pryor’s organic vineyard outside Punitaqui in the Limarí Valley. The Carmenère gives the wine a softer mouth feel, with a hint of the ripe red pepper typical of the variety. Both wines will be available on our sales markets within the next few months.

We have quite a bit going on here at Flaherty, but it’s all fairly slowly thanks to the cool weather. The Aconcagua Cabs are finally dry; they’ll undergo a post-fermentation maceration for another week or so before they are pressed out. The Limarí Cab is peaking temperature-wise and should slow down now as it finishes over the next few days. We also have a bin each of Carmenère and Syrah from Limarí, which arrived Saturday morning. Ed crushed the two lots before flying out that afternoon (talk about a hectic day). The juice is currently cold macerating on the skins and will start fermenting within a couple of days.

Jen taking density readings