The Wine:   Lote ‘d’ comes from parcel D that receives slightly more sunshine than the other parcels, has a higher decomposed granite content and a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the vineyard.

Red-violet in color with some ruby-red glints. The nose is dominated by red fruit and some rosemary. The wine is elegant and textured on the palate, with very good balance between the smooth tannins and the alcohol. With medium body and medium intensity, the wine has a long finish.

Varietal :  86% Syrah, 10% Grenache, 2% Tempranillo

Appellation : Marchigüe Area, Colchagua Valley, Chile

Soil type : Decomposed granite with clay

Alcoholic fermentation : 7-10 days
Total skin contact : 30 days
Malolactic fermentation : 100% Stainless Steel
Fining/Filtering :  None
Ageing:  Held 3 years for bottle aging prior to release.
Alcohol :14.4%
Residual Sugar : 2.39 g/L
pH: 3.63
Total acidity: 4.73 g/L

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.