País Franco

Chosen as one of the 20 red wines of the world 2023 to drink this summer, by the British specialized magazine Decanter.

BIOBÍO VALLEY
Own vineyard/External producers	Own
Appellation/Valley	Bío-bío
Village	Nacimiento
Grape Varieties used	100% País
Age of the vines	200 year old
Altitud (Meters above sea level)	92 (m)
Size (Hectares)	1 Ha
Soil type	Black sandy soil
Harvest type	Manual
Irrigation	No
Yield	5,5 Tons/Ha
WINE CHARACTERISTICS
Vintage (year)	2024
Average production of wine	4.000 bottles
Wine Colour	Red
Wine Sweetness (Dry, off dry or sweet)	Dry
Alcohol %	12.8
Sulphite totals after bottling (ppm)	52
Fermentation style	Spontaneous-native yeast. 100% destemmed. 1-3 punch down per day.
Skin contact	During all the alcoholic fermentation (15 days).
Temperature control during the winemaking	No
Materialf or fermentation and ageing	Spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks. Ageing in a cement vat for 18 months.
Extra Information	Block located over black sandy soil at 550 meters from the Bío Bío river. "País Franco" means honest, pure, frank País (the variety). And also in spanish "franco" means own rooted, like our 200 year old vines.