Cousiño-Macul Lota

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Wine Description

This wine comes from the oldest Cabernet (1932) and best Merlot of Cousiño Macul vineyards. They are the result of a special selection of our own best vines, keeping the same unique DNA material brought from France in the 1860s by Don Luis Cousiño, before the plague phylloxera attacked European vineyards.  These vineyards are planted in Macul Estate at the foot of the Andes, 600 m above sea level on a loamy soil with some clay and very strong presence of rocks. They are fully adapted to these conditions without the need of much management, only traditional flooding irrigation and some pruning. With a natural yield of around 4 tons per hectare we obtain a very high quality and concentrated fruit which allows us to start the winemaking process with very high expectations every year.

Cousiño-Macul Winery
Cousiño-Macul Vineyard
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Acclaim
“Picked early because of the pandemic, but not showing any less concentration as a result, this is one of Chile’s finest Bordeaux blends, made with an 80/20 blend of old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the Macul estate in Satiago. Concentrated yet not overbearing, it has damson, cassis and potpourri flavours and a frame of toast and vanilla spicy oak. Built to last.” — Tim Atkin, MW, May 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Macul and Buin Vineyards
Vineyard size
Various acres
Soil composition
Calcareous soil, sand and rocky subsoils
Elevation:
1,320 - 1,890 feet
Vines/acre:
931 - 2,024
Exposure:
North and South
Year vineyard planted:
Various
Harvest time:
Late March through the first week in May
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
7,200
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12-18
Varietal composition:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
9-12 days
Fermentation temperature:
76 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrique
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak - Taransaud and Sylvain
Length of aging before bottling:
15 months
Age of Aging Container:
85% new
Total SO2
54
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5.19 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
32.9 g/L
Total SO2
54
Residual sugar:
3.95 g/L