Producer >
A globally respected hugely sustainable company that despite its size manages to retain a link to not only the land but also the people.
Emiliana’s has just over 600 hectares of organic and biodynamic vineyards. It is the investment in the future that is most impressive about this company. Their self-sustaining activities enable them to do not only what is right for the planet, but also all who live on it. Recent activities in the winery led by the sparky and talented Noelia Orts are moving into larger format, older oak barrels, concrete and fresher styles. Their Los Robles estate is a model of biodiversity and sustainability. They are still exploring the patchwork of soils that support the vines, seeking the best expression from their sites.
‘When nature expresses itself it inspires passions, provokes changes and opens new paths.’
Viticulture >
Emiliana has just over 600ha of organic and biodynamic vineyards. Their approach includes a raft of measures to ensure the production of healthy grapes and the long term viability of their vineyards. Amongst these are the employment of a mobile chicken coop so that the chickens can suppress any unwelcome insects, the planting of native trees and flowers to encourage biodiversity and the sowing of cover crops to prevent erosion and increase soil fertility. This wine is a blend of Syrah, Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the Fundo Los Robles vineyard planted on the foothills of a mountainous outcropping in Lo Moscoso in Colchagua, south of Santiago. Located 245 metres altitude, the vines are planted on their own ungrafted roots and have a southern exposure and an east-west orientation. The deep soils are colluvial with abundant stoniness and low fertility. The texture ranges from clay-loam to silty-clay-loam. The average temperature is 22°C and summers have a high oscillation between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Rainfall is approximately 660 mm and is concentrated in the winter months. Harvesting is done by hand.
Winemaking >
100% in French oak barrels for 15 months.
#"VINEYARDS: Fundo Los Robles; vineyard planted
on the foothills of a mountainous outcropping in Lo
Moscoso. Location 34º 36´ 10´´ South - 71º 08´
10´´ West
VINEYARD DESCRIPTION: The vineyard
is located 260 meters above sea level
and surrounded by a sclerophyll forest
characteristic of the zone and just 800 meters
from the Tinguiririca River. The vineyards
are trained to vertical shoot position with a
southern exposure, which provides fewer hours
of sunlight. Most of the grape varieties are from
a massal selection, with the exception of the
Syrah, which come from clone 300. All of the
vines are ungrafted.
PLANTATION YEAR AND DENSITY: 1992 and
1995, 2,667 plants/hectare; 1998 at 3,333 plants
/hectare, and 2000 at 4,166–5,000 plants/
hectare
YIELD PER HECTARE: 4.5 tons - 22 Hl.
SOIL: The vineyard is located in a transversal
cordon of Chile’s Coastal Mountain Range, which
consists of red granite, andesite, basalt, and
rhyolite rocks, primarily of volcanic origin. Most
of the soils are colluvial and therefore quite rocky
on the surface and in their profile, which enables
extensive development of the root system. Its
proximity to the Tinguiririca River also results in
sectors with fluvial deposits of sand and silt. It also
has 3% of organic matter (low-medium level) and
the texture varies from clay-loam to sandy-loam
with a slightly acidic pH (5.8–6.2).
CLIMATE: Colchagua’s climate is
Mediterranean, and the 2016–2017 season
had a cold, dry winter with close to 390mm of
rain. Spring was cool, affecting the flowering
on some varieties and lowering the yields on
other varieties, like Carmenere and Cabernet
Sauvignon. Summer was hot, with average
daytime temperatures higher than previous
seasons. The large diurnal temperature range
during March, with nighttime temperatures
lower than 12ºC, allowed us to harvest very
well-balanced grapes.
HARVEST: Manual, from March 1st to April 17th,
2017.
WINE
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Syrah
14.6
CHILE
6
Cork
Emiliana
Organic
Biodynamic
Vegan
Vegetarian 
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