About This Product :
Appellation:
Leyda, San Antonio Valley, Chile
Varietals:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
The Wine:
Pale greenish-yellow color. On the nose, notes of gooseberries and hints of jalapeño emerge. In the mouth, it’s a wine with pronounced yet well-integrated acidity. It has a gentle texture and a long finish.
AYLIN comes from the Leyda area, in the San Antonio Valley, a few miles from the Pacific
Ocean. Its cool climate and the influence of the sea breezes make this valley the birthplace of renowned New World Sauvignon Blanc.
“Clarity and transparency” is the meaning of its name in the native Mapuche language. That is exactly what was aimed for with this wine: a clear and vibrant Sauvignon Blanc, with a strong mineral character and an evident sense of origin.
The Viticulture 2022:
Soil type : Loamy clay with decomposed granite
Trellising system : Vertical Shoot positioning
Pruning : Guyot
Irrigation : Drip
The Vinification:
Cold soaking (8-11°C) : 5 days
Alcoholic fermentation : 20-21 days at 15C
Ageing:
Vessel type : 100% stainless teel with stirring on the fine lees
Alcohol : 14%
Residual Sugar : 2.36 g/L
Total acidity : 6.6 g/L
pH : 3.55
Total Production : 1,300 cases
The Winery:
Polkura is the name of a small hill, located inside the vineyard. On its slopes they grow grapes which give rise to this wine. Polkura means “Yellow Stone” in the original language Mapuche, referring to the large amount of yellow granite clay soils distributed by sector. The decomposed granite (maicillo) gives the wine minerality and elegance, while clays provide body and structure. The moderate climate adds fruitiness and spicy notes, resulting in a fine, complex and harmonious wine in perfect balance.
The Winemaker:
The journey starts in 1998, when winemaker Sven Bruchfeld along with his friend and university buddy Gonzalo Muñoz, were dreaming of future projects to do together. Gonzalo was studying in Spain and Sven was working during vintage in different wine regions around the world. They met at that time near Narbonne, in the south of France. A tasting of a Mediterranean style Syrah in one of the local wineries matched with a tasty lamb and mint sauce, defined this grape variety as the one to be the base for their future wine.
Once both were back in Chile, they set out to find the best place to develop a vineyard in order to maximize the grape quality and therefore the wine they had in mind.
This is how in 2002 they found the place they aimed. A neglected property in the Marchigüe area -the Western end of the Colchagua Valley- met the soil and climate requirements needed to fulfill their dream.
12 ha on the Polkura hill were planted being 2004, the first vintage.
