CH Casas del Bosque Private Reserve La Trampa

Juan Cúneo Solari founded Casas del Bosque in 1993, at a time when the Chilean wine industry was pursuing quantity over quality. His commitment to quality is evident in the Gran Reserva Cabernet, a wine which is a great exponent of this characteristic variety of Chile that finds one of its most typical expressions in the Maipo Valley.

The Private Reserve are a limited edition wines with great body and balanced structure, with soft and elegant tannins. A unique terroir. Old vines. Grapes hand harvested at optimum ripeness. Only French oak barrels selected by the winemaker.

“La Trampa” is the culmination of a constant search for excellence in interpreting the terroir, achieving a great cool climate wine.
A north-east facing hillside of sandy loam soils on its surface, gives way to deeper clay-like soil typical of Serie Lo Vásquez, of granitic origin and rich in iron. These controlled yield vineyards produce remarkable quality grapes of Syrah, Malbec and Pinot Noir, of rich and balanced acidity and firm tannins, which give birth to this unique and atypical assemblage, where the fruit is the main protagonist.

VARIETALS
80% Syrah, 15% Malbec, 5%Pinot Noir

VINTAGE
2018

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.55%
Residual sugar 1.8 g/l
Total acidity 5.5 g/l
SO2 36ppm

APPEARANCE
Deep violet in color.

NOSE
On the nose notes of blackberry, black olive and pepper from Syrah, complemented with hints of flowers and red fruits from Malbec and Pinot Noir.

PALATE
Fresh, compact, juicy mouthfeeland and medium-bodied, with perfectly resolved tannins and good length.

AGEING
Élevage in French oak barrels (60% new) for 18 months and an additional 6 months in bottle before release.

PAIRING
Idealy served with lamb chops, spicy pork meat or black pudding. Very good with nutty and sharp cheeses like goat’s cheese, but also brie or even smoked blue cheese.

RATINGS

DescorChados 94 Points
La Cav 95 Points

VIVINO 4.4

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