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Elegant red Pinot fruit nose with a citrus lift, a touch creamy. Crisp, crunchy textural palate with balancing citrus acidity. Full bodied and long. From 2009.
5* Decanter Award Winner Sarah Jane Evans Decanter Buying Guide September 2009
In the New World, quality rosé is beginning to break through, with Pinot Noir one of the best candidates for the style. From Chile, the excellent cherry-raspberryish 2008 Viña Leyda Loica Vineyard Pinot Noir Rosé, a star at a recent Decanter magazine rosé tasting.
Anthony RoseThe Independent 8th August 2009
Viña Leyda was one of the pioneers of this cool, coastal region and makes brilliant red examples of this tricky grape, so it comes as no surprise that it can also turn it into outstanding rosé. This is a serious, complex glass; perfumed and full of bright red fruits such as cherries, with a refreshing cut of acid. Drink with: grilled tuna.
Hamish AndersonTelegraph Magazine 27th June 2009
Winemaking
The grapes were hand harvested during the first week of March at 22 brix. After de-stemming, the grapes were not passed through crusher in order to keep whole grapes during cold maceration and the beginning of the intracellular fermentation. The grapes were chilled to 10C and remained in stainless steel tanks for 24 hours under anaerobic conditions. After this maceration, the grapes were gently pressed and the must was clarified by gravity. Fermentation occurred at 13 to 18C for 12 days in stainless steel tanks. After dryness, the wine was racked into 2nd use French oak barrels and aged there for 4 months.
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