2016 | Ventisquero | Tara Syrah

Introduction

Red Wine: 2016 | Ventisquero | Tara Syrah

This is a deep ruby-red wine which reveals a mix of black fruits, herbs and graphite. This is a very particular and complex wine. It’s fresh, with notes of wild herbs, spices and firm tannins. In the mouth, this medium-bodied wine displays delicious acidity, which lends interesting tension to the wine, as well as firm tannins. Very long in the finish.

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Producer: Syrah

Ratings: WA | 93

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: Chile, Atacama Valley

This is a deep ruby-red wine which reveals a mix of black fruits, herbs and graphite. This is a very particular and complex wine. It’s fresh, with notes of wild herbs, spices and firm tannins. In the mouth, this medium-bodied wine displays delicious acidity, which lends interesting tension to the wine, as well as firm tannins. Very long in the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The Syrah has gained in varietal expression and is now recognizable with violets, smoked meat and spicy aromas. The palate is medium-bodied, with very fine tannins and a tasty, clearly salty finish.

Producer Information

Ventisquero is one of Chiles leading premium wineries. A project that began in 1998 with the first Ventisquero wines being released in 2001. Since the beginning, owner Don Gonzalo Vial and his family have been pushing the status quo and always looking a step beyond.Tara was born in 2008, when they dared to plant its first vines in the Huasco Valley right in the midst of the Atacama Desert. The first year, all vines died due to incredibly salty soils. This is the driest desert on earth, and so the winemakers soon learnt that this was extreme viticulture, and it was like planting vines on Mars.The Tara project produces the only commercial wines from the Atacama desert, making wines further north than any other winery in Chile. The vines grow not only on salty soils, but with a high limestone content adding to the minerality. The yields are highly restricted due to the soils, the very strong winds that blow from the nearby Pacific Ocean and the lack of rain. Some vines even produce as low as 18hl/ha.The wines are pressed by feet and bottled by hand. Even the wax covering the cork is done manually. They are bottled unfiltered and unfined and there are no additions to these wines. Just a small amount of sulfur is added to maintain the wines freshness. Due to the very consistent and reliable climate, there is no need for chemicals or pesticides in the vineyard.