2022 Tara Chardonnay, Atacama Valley, Chile
ABOUT THIS WINE
100% Chardonnay from vineyards planted in the 2nd and 3rd terraces of the River Huasco. The soils here are alluvial and calcareous, complemented by a significant level of salinity that is faithfully reflected in the wine.
In the north of Chile, “vintage variation” is virtually non-existent. Year after year, the harvest dates are more or less the same and 2016 was no different, with the grapes being picked in early March. In the part of the Huasco Valley where the Longomilla and Nicolasa vineyards are situated, the dense fog known as "camanchaca” blankets the land each day. This fog comes in from the Pacific Ocean, just 15-20 km to the west. In this desert climate, the moisture from this daily fog provides the vine leaves with a small but important increase in humidity.
50% of the grapes were left as whole clusters. The grapes were pressed by foot. No products were added to the must. All of the must was fermented with ambient yeasts in stainless steel barrels. The wine was aged for 21 months in stainless steel barrels in order to retain the identity of the place the grapes come from: the Atacama Desert.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The Atacama desert is unique; its sky and landscape reveal the immensity of our unchartered territories, the absence of frontiers, the vastness of the universe and the smallness of humanity.
Tara, a line of extreme wines, is born from this mysterious and silent world. Our estate vineyards in the world’s driest desert, naturally covered with salt, create unique and delicious expressions of the varietals. Located in a cold climate desert poses a challenge as complex as its geography, an invitation to delight in the taste of the unknown, an incomparable experience, a journey to the source.
2022 Tara Chardonnay, Atacama Valley, Chile
ABOUT THIS WINE
100% Chardonnay from vineyards planted in the 2nd and 3rd terraces of the River Huasco. The soils here are alluvial and calcareous, complemented by a significant level of salinity that is faithfully reflected in the wine.
In the north of Chile, “vintage variation” is virtually non-existent. Year after year, the harvest dates are more or less the same and 2016 was no different, with the grapes being picked in early March. In the part of the Huasco Valley where the Longomilla and Nicolasa vineyards are situated, the dense fog known as "camanchaca” blankets the land each day. This fog comes in from the Pacific Ocean, just 15-20 km to the west. In this desert climate, the moisture from this daily fog provides the vine leaves with a small but important increase in humidity.
50% of the grapes were left as whole clusters. The grapes were pressed by foot. No products were added to the must. All of the must was fermented with ambient yeasts in stainless steel barrels. The wine was aged for 21 months in stainless steel barrels in order to retain the identity of the place the grapes come from: the Atacama Desert.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The Atacama desert is unique; its sky and landscape reveal the immensity of our unchartered territories, the absence of frontiers, the vastness of the universe and the smallness of humanity.
Tara, a line of extreme wines, is born from this mysterious and silent world. Our estate vineyards in the world’s driest desert, naturally covered with salt, create unique and delicious expressions of the varietals. Located in a cold climate desert poses a challenge as complex as its geography, an invitation to delight in the taste of the unknown, an incomparable experience, a journey to the source.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
100% Chardonnay from vineyards planted in the 2nd and 3rd terraces of the River Huasco. The soils here are alluvial and calcareous, complemented by a significant level of salinity that is faithfully reflected in the wine.
In the north of Chile, “vintage variation” is virtually non-existent. Year after year, the harvest dates are more or less the same and 2016 was no different, with the grapes being picked in early March. In the part of the Huasco Valley where the Longomilla and Nicolasa vineyards are situated, the dense fog known as "camanchaca” blankets the land each day. This fog comes in from the Pacific Ocean, just 15-20 km to the west. In this desert climate, the moisture from this daily fog provides the vine leaves with a small but important increase in humidity.
50% of the grapes were left as whole clusters. The grapes were pressed by foot. No products were added to the must. All of the must was fermented with ambient yeasts in stainless steel barrels. The wine was aged for 21 months in stainless steel barrels in order to retain the identity of the place the grapes come from: the Atacama Desert.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The Atacama desert is unique; its sky and landscape reveal the immensity of our unchartered territories, the absence of frontiers, the vastness of the universe and the smallness of humanity.
Tara, a line of extreme wines, is born from this mysterious and silent world. Our estate vineyards in the world’s driest desert, naturally covered with salt, create unique and delicious expressions of the varietals. Located in a cold climate desert poses a challenge as complex as its geography, an invitation to delight in the taste of the unknown, an incomparable experience, a journey to the source.
