Flaherty Wines
Flaherty Aconcagua
The 2021 Flaherty Aconagua red blend combines fruit sourced from four different areas of the Aconcagua Valley. Syrah and Petite Verdot are sourced from the Redonda Vineyard located on the southern slopes of the lower Andes mountains near Panquehue in the Aconcagua Valley with Alluvial and Colluvial sites at an altitude of 450 meters. The Ocoa Vineyard with loam and sandy soils with plenty of colluvial stones we source Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot and Syrah. The La Cabaña vineyard on the valley floor loamy clay soils in the Panquehue area we source Syrah. The Tempranillo is from the vineyard at our Magnolio Home Vineyard near Santa Maria, in a warmer section of the Aconcagua Valley with alluvial loam soils and an altitude of 530 meters.
All the grapes were hand harvested and de-stemmed directly into small one-ton open-top fermenters or fermented in liter French oak uprights. The fermentations were punched down by hand three times per day. After macerating for a total of 10 days, on average, the wine was basket pressed and then racked to barrel. The wine aged 14 months in 225-liter barrels and French oak uprights. The wine was filtered but not fined before being bottled.
What does this wine taste like?
Red cherry, Dry strawberry…
Dark chocolate, Cola…
Violet, Lavender…
Our Flaherty 2021 Aconcagua is a berry bowl, red cherry, dry strawberry, red licorice and dried peach (called huesillos in Chile). Notes of violet, lavender, sour cherry, bitter cherry, spearmint, fresh sage, cola, dark chocolate, pine needles and layers of complexity. This medium-bodied wine has a twist of acidity on the entry and finishes with juicy snappy tannins. Best before 2028.
Flaherty Cauquenes
We bought the fourteen-hectare Tequel Vineyard property in 2008 and planted the vineyard between 2010 and 2011, using the traditional cultivation techniques still common in the region—in particular, dry farming and head training. The vineyard is located about 15 kilometers south of Cauquenes in the Maule Region of Chile and 42 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, which provides a cooling influence. The gently rolling hills of the area feature deep red clay soils of granitic origin. The Tempranillo and Petite Sirah were planted in 2010 based on the crazy theory that grape vines are hardy plants that can live on their own, without the pampering of drip irrigation or a trellis system. This approach was inspired by the original País vines growing on the property, which are older than anyone still living in the area. Thus, the Tequel Vineyard is dry-farmed and head-trained, and the wine expresses the land and viticultural traditions of Cauquenes, Chile.
What does this wine taste like?
Briary blackberry, Cherry…
Coffee, Leather…
Violet aromas, Pie spices..
Our Flaherty 2020 Cauquenes blend is mouth-filling and complex, with dry-farmed flavors and violet aromas, richness on the palate, and juicy long tannins. Briary blackberry, cherry, and licorice flavors are beautifully complemented by notes of leather, coffee, fresh raspberry, plum, pie spices, and an inky undertone of graphite and chewy tannins. This is a wine that will age well, gaining complexity with time in the bottle. We recommend drinking by 2030.
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