Malbec

Technical sheet

Origin

Los Lingues, Colchagua Valley, Chile.

Grape Variety

100% Malbec.

Bottles Produced

4.248 bottles.

Tasting Notes

The 2016 vintage of Koyle Royale Malbec as a dark and pure red color. It has pure and clean native aromas, with a touch of Asian spice and violet notes, as well as pureed cassis and blackberry fruit. These aromas are also found on the palate, it is fresh and balanced and move through to the long, juicy finish. The 2016 is Koyle’s best vintage so far.

Winemaker’s Notes

The grapes were picked in extremely small, selected parcels (less than one bottle per plant) from high density vines in our Los Lingues vineyard in Colchauga. The vines are farmed bio-dynamically in volcanic rocky soils, where the roots can bring minerality and complexity from the rocks. The vineyards are carefully pruned in double guyot, leaving just 4 buds for cane, to express as much as possible the origin. At optimum ripeness in early March, the grapes are hand-picked in small boxes and brought to the cellar for careful sorting. Vinification is conducted in small tanks to a soft extraction of aromas, flavors and tannins. After fermentation, the Koyle Royale Malbec is aged in French oak barrels for eighteen months, with no filtration.

Oak Aging

French oak aging for 18 months.

Filtering

No filtration.

Yield of Vineyard

1 kg per plant.

Cellaring Recommendations

Up to 10 years.

Recommended Serving Temperature

15º to 18ºC.

Decanting

Recommended 30 minutes decanting before drinking.

Alcohol

14º

pH

3.59

Total Acidity (H2 SO4)

3.9 g/lt.

Residual Sugar

1.0 g/lt.

Free SO2

0.015 g/lt.