Botella Casalibre Siete Perros Petnat Moscatel de Alejandria 2022

Siete Perros Pét-Nat Moscatel de Alejandría

Itata Valley

Please be carefull upon opening this vibrant Pét-Nat, which may be even more explosive than our little beagle Tornado.

Made with naturally farmed grapes from dry-farmed vines more than 50 years old, this sparkling wine was bottled just in the middle of its fermentation with indigenous yeats, preserving its bubbles in the bottle.

No added additivies or sulfites to preserve its raw character and energy.

Where to Find It

Pét-Nat

Made through the ancestral method, where the wine is bottled halfway through its fermentation and it ends in the bottle – unlike the traditional method, which goes through two different fermentations.

tasting

Bright yellow color, crystal-clear. On the nose, hints of peach, honey, tropical fruits, and floral notes . In the palate good acidity and creaminess, well balanced with the residual sugar. Further nuances of ripe tropical fruits unfold on the palate, culminating in a medium-length finish.

Recommendations

Open and serve as cold as posible, no more than 40°F. Demi-Sec sparkling wine, with natural grape sweetness, without added expedition liqueur. Ideal for enjoying at any time, as an aperitif or to indulge in the afternoon!

Wine

Demi-Sec sparkling wine made using the ancestral method (Pét-Nat). 100% Moscatel de Alejandría from Itata Valley, Chile. Made with naturally farmed grapes from ungrafted vines more than 50 years old, dry-farmed and without the use of pesticides. Bottled before the fermentation with native yeasts is over, preserving the bubbles in the bottle. Aged for 10 months on the lees before dégorgement. Not fined or filtered. No addition of any additives or sulfites.

Vineyard

Huaro sector in the Guarilihue/Coelemu zone, Itata Valley, Chile – this is one of the highest sectors in the zone. Vineyard located approximately 18 miles from the Pacific Ocean with vines more than 50 years old. Planted over highly decomposed granite and quartz soils and north sun exposure, with head-pruned (or “goblet”) vines.

Viticulture

Noncertified organic farming, focusing on giving maximum autonomy to the field and to amplifying the existing life in the ground and subsoil, to intervene as little as possible. No use of pesticides or chemical additives. Due the head-pruned vines, no machines or trucks are used – all field work is made with the help of horses.

Winemaking

Manual harvesting, at its ideal maturity for a sparkling wine. Fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Bottled density around 1,009. Not filtered and no additives or sulfites added.

Aging

Aged on the lees for about 10 months in the bottle, before dégorgement.

Winemaker

Luca Hodgkinson. He was born and raised in Priorat, Catalonia. Master in Bordeaux, has intentionally “unlearned” much of what he had learned academically. Responsible for the organic conversion of François Lurton’s vineyards in Chile and Argentina, he currently advises various sincere wine projects in Chile.

Technical Data

Vintage: 2022
Grapes: Moscatel de Alejandría
Appellation: Itata Valley, Chile
Aging: Stainless steel
Production: 3,282 bottles
ABV: 11.5%
Residual Sugar: 21 g/L
Total Acidity: 2.36 g/L
Volatile Acidity: 0.49 g/L
pH: 3.66
Free So2: 0ppm
Total So2: 24 ppm

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Factsheet Casalibre Siete Perros Pét-Nat Moscatel de Alejandría 2022

Wine

Pét-Nat 100% Moscatel de Alejandría from Itata Valley. Made with naturally farmed grapes from ungrafted vines more than 50 years old. Dry-farmed without the use of any pesticides. Bottled before the fermentation with native yeasts is over, preserving the bubbles in the bottle. Aged for 10 months on the lees before dégorgement by hand. Not fined or filtered. No addition of any additives or sulfites.

Vineyard

Huaro sector in the Guarilihue/Coelemu zone, Itata Valley – This is one of the highest sector of Guarilihue. Vineyard located approximately 18 miles from the Pacific Ocean with vines more than 50 years old. Planted over highly decomposed granite and quartz soils and north sun exposure, with head-pruned (or “goblet”) vines.

Viticulture

Noncertified organic farming, focusing on giving maximum autonomy to the field and to amplifying the existing life in the ground and subsoil, to intervene as little as possible. No use of pesticides or chemical additives. Due the head-pruned vines, no machine or truck is used – all field work is made with the help of horses.

Winemaking

Manual harvesting, at its ideal maturity for a sparkling wine. Fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Bottled by gravity using a manual filler with density around 1.009. No filtration and no use of any additive or sulfites.

Aging

Aged on the lees for about 10 months in the bottle, before dégorgement.

Winemaker

Luca Hodgkinson. He was born and raised in Priorat, Catalonia. Master in Bordeaux, has intentionally unlearned much of what he had learned academically.

Responsible for the organic conversion of François Lurton’s vineyards in Chile and Argentina, he currently advises various sincere wine projects in Chile.