Santa Rita120 Merlot 2022

Name: 120 Merlot
Brand: Santa Rita
SKU: VIN-016720
Price: 9.9 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product code: 16720

£9.90 inc VAT

Red Wine from
Casablanca Valley, Chile

Country: Chile

Region: Casablanca Valley

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Santa Rita

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Óscar Salas

Grape: Merlot

Grape: 100% Merlot

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Country: Chile

Region: Casablanca Valley

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Santa Rita

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Óscar Salas

Grape: Merlot

Grape: 100% Merlot

Product Notes

Santa Rita 120 Merlot is a luscious, fruity wine that embodies the essence of Chilean winemaking at its best. Produced by Santa Rita, one of the most prestigious wineries in Chile, this merlot is characterized by its rich, ruby-red color, and a bouquet of ripe, juicy fruit aromas, with hints of chocolate and oak. On the palate, it is smooth, velvety, and well-balanced, with flavors of cherry, raspberry, and plum, wrapped in silky tannins, and a long, satisfying finish. Perfectly structured to pair well with different types of food, Santa Rita 120 Merlot is a versatile wine that can add an extra touch of elegance to any occasion.

Tasting Notes

Our 120 Merlot is an intense ruby-red colored wine, with fruity aromas reminiscent of blackberry and ripe raspberry with toasted notes and a delicate finish. It has great volume and elegance. It is well-balanced in acidity and soft tannins developing a fresh, juicy and persistent finish.

About the Winery

The Maipo Valley in Chile is one of the popular wine regions in the world today. However, in 1880, when Don Domingo Fernandez Concha established the Santa Rita estate, not many people had known about the potential of this region. Concha not only set up his estate here, but he also introduced French grape varietals and French winemaking techniques in his winery. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to state that Concha was one of the pioneers of the winemaking industry in Chile.

During the year 1980, the ownership of Santa Rita came under the Claro Group. To date, Santa Rita is known for using modern and advanced tools for making authentic Chilean wines. Currently, Santa Rita grows fruits in some of the important wine regions of Chile such as Aconcagua, Limari Valley, Apalta, Rapel Valley and Casablanca Valley. On all these vineyards, major parcels are dedicated to growing Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere. However, you will also see small lots of Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Chardonnay in these vineyards.

Almost 39% of Santa Rita’s wines are produced in Central Valley, while 29% of the wines comes from the Maipo Valley and 18% from the Rapel Valley. The diverse soil qualities found in these vineyards help this wine estate to create some of the top-quality and intense wines of Chile.

The Casa Real is the flagship wine of Santa Rita. It is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cultivated in the Alto Jahuel region in the Maipo Valley. The fruits grown here are well-balanced, and are very flavourful. Stainless steel and concrete tanks, regulated with temperatures of 24 to 26 degrees Celsius, are used for fermenting these red grapes. These wines are aged for 20 months, and for this purpose, 75% new French oak barrels and 25% old barrels are used. It has a cellaring potential of more than 20 years.

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