2018 Secano (Dry Farmed) Syrah

Syrah / Shiraz

Colchagua Valley

$45.00 / 750 mL Bottle

Alcohol 14.5%
pH 3.49

Titratable Acid 5.91
Bottling Date Dec 2019

James Suckling 96 Wine Enthusiast 93

There are two reasons to produce a wine without irrigation. One reason is technical, as it allows the absolute expression of the place, or “terroir” of the vineyard. By not irrigating, the intervention is minimal. Each year production is completed using only the water provided by nature. The other reason is that each year water as a natural resource is more and more scarce, which necessitates learning to survive without irrigation.

Notes

This is without a question, the most interesting vintage in Polkura's history.
At least in the winery it is the one that managed to draw the most attention
when making the different blends. 2018 was neither hot nor cold. There was
neither great performance nor too low. The acidity in balance. Perfection
does not exist. But if every year were like 2018, our job would be very easy.
We simply let nature take its course and that is especially true for this wine.
We managed to consolidate the fermentation in cement eggs, which in some
way helps to preserve the most delicate style of this wine. Only on one previous
occasion had we managed to use the 3 varieties that we dry farm, that is,
Syrah, grenache and Carignan. This year increasing the proportion of Carignan
to Grenache, showed a better result.

Maker Name

Sven Bruchfeld

Vineyard/Orchard Name

Polkura