Chivite Colección 125 Reserva 2015 Red Wine

Elaboration

Chivite Colección 125 Reserva 2015 carries a number that tells a story before the cork is even pulled. The Colección 125 range was created to commemorate the 125th anniversary of J. Chivite Family Estates' first export — a milestone that dates back to 1860, from a winery whose history in Navarra begins in 1647. Nearly four centuries of family winemaking, distilled into a range that exists specifically to celebrate what this estate has built and where it has been. The blend of Tempranillo and Syrah comes from Finca Legardeta — parcels La Isla and Alto de la Cruz planted at 500 metres altitude with southwest exposure and a 25% average slope, on clay-limestone soils of variable depth, with vines over 40 years of age. Every cluster is manually harvested in 18-kilogram boxes with meticulous selection, fermented in stainless steel with gentle pump-overs designed to highlight the natural essence of each variety, and aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. The result is a wine of genuine complexity, seductive silkiness and the quiet authority of a family that has been doing this since the 17th century.