Casas del Bosque Collection Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Vineyard and Climate Conditions:Vineyard located at the westernmost end of the Casablanca Valley, called Las Dichas. Yields average 7 tons per hectare (3.2 tons per acre). Frequent morning fog, warm days and cool nights. The winter had more rainfall than previous years, with an average of 300 mm of rainfall. The spring was frost-free, but very cold, which affected the fruit set stage. A summer with good solar radiation and no rainfall helped in achieving perfect ripeness and health of the grapes. 100% of the fruit was harvested by machine at night, between the last week of March and the second week of April.

Winemaking: After harvest, the grapes were destemmed and underwent a short (6-8 hours) maceration in the pneumatic press. Then only the free-run juice, approximately 60% of the yield, was drained, separating press cuts. The must was cleaned by static decanting before being racked with different turbidity ranges (50-120 NTU) to the fermentation tanks. The musts were inoculated with selected yeasts and fermented at temperatures between 14° and 18°C (57° and 64°F). After fermentation, the young wine was left for a few weeks on its lees without stirring before blending. After blending, the wine was clarified, cold stabilized and filtered. Total production was 36,500 case