VentisqueroTara Red Wine 1 - Pinot Noir 2020

Name: Tara Red Wine 1 - Pinot Noir
Brand: Ventisquero
SKU: VIN-016655
Price: 33.5 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product code: 16655

£33.50 inc VAT

Red Wine from
Atacama, Chile

Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Pinot Noir

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

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Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Pinot Noir

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

Product Notes

The Ventisquero Tara Red Wine 1 - Pinot Noir is an elegant and complex wine hailing from the cool climate region of Leyda Valley in Chile. On the nose, it showcases enticing aromas of black cherry, raspberry, and violets along with hints of vanilla and smoke. The palate is smooth and silky with flavors of ripe berries, spicy oak, and earthy notes. Its soft tannins and medium body make it an ideal wine to pair with grilled meats, roasted poultry, and savory dishes. The wine has a long and lingering finish, leaving a delightful aftertaste of dark fruit and subtle spices. Enjoy it now or cellar for up to five years for added complexity.

Tasting Notes

It has a beautiful light ruby-red colour and has a complex nose with cherry and raspberry aromas intermingled with notes of mushrooms, fallen leaves and forest floor. In the mouth it is intense, with crisp acidity, firm tannins and good structure. Its minerality and the tension in the mouth from the chalky soils are very clear. The mouth is almost salty thanks to the influence of the ocean and the soil.

About the Winery

Ventisquero is one of Chile’s leading premium wineries. A project that began in 1998 with the first Ventisquero wines being released in 2001. Since the beginning, owner Don Gonzalo Vial and his family have been pushing the status quo and always looking “a step beyond”.

With 100% estate vineyards, and one of the founding wineries to push the sustainability movement in Chile, it was only a matter of time before they set sights on a new project.

Tara was born in 2008, when they dared to plant its first vines in the Huasco Valley right in the midst of the Atacama Desert. The first year, all vines died due to incredibly salty soils. This is the driest desert on earth, and so the winemakers soon learnt that this was extreme viticulture, and it was like planting vines on Mars.

The Tara project produces the only commercial wines from the Atacama desert, making wines further north than any other winery in Chile. The vines grow not only on salty soils, but with a high limestone content adding to the minerality. The yields are highly restricted due to the soils, the very strong winds that blow from the nearby Pacific Ocean and the lack of rain. Some vines even produce as low as 18hl/ha.

The wines are pressed by feet and bottled by hand. Even the wax covering the cork is done manually. They are bottled unfiltered and unfined and there are no additions to these wines. Just a small amount of sulfur is added to maintain the wines freshness. Due to the very consistent and reliable climate, there is no need for chemicals or pesticides in the vineyard.

The wines are made in small quantities and truly are a reflection of terroir.

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