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Babor
Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Winemaker's Tasting Notes:
Intense red and ruby color with violet reflections.
On the nose, pure fruit with notes of red wild berries such as blackberry, raspberry, but also plum and the Odfjell’s signature licorice.
On the palate, the wine has a round attack, showing fruit, a refreshing and nice balanced acidity. The final is long and juicy.

Vineyards:
Harvest date:
Aging:
Bottling:
End of April and
100% tank
Slightly filtered, Bottled in January 2007
Brix:
Growing seasons: During Spring there was some rain during the flowering period. The period from Summer until vintage was
hot and dry with a large difference in temperature between day and night.
The grapes were hand picked. The grapes were not crushed on reception at the winery; the clusters were
only de-stemmed.
The whole berries had three to four days of cold maceration prior to fermentation and two to six days of
maceration at 25ºC after fermentation.
Selected and native yeasts were used during the fermentation, which took place in small tanks from 10,000
to 40,000 Lts.
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation took place in tanks.
Intense red and ruby color with violet reflections.
On the nose, pure fruit with notes of red wild berries such as blackberry, raspberry, but also plum and the
Odfjell’s signature licorice.
On the palate, the wine has a round attack, showing fruit, a refreshing and nice balanced acidity. The final is long
and juicy.
24º to 25 ºbrix
Maipo Valley
Age: 15 years
Terroir specifications: The Maipo valley vineyards have well drained Piedmont, alluvial soil, with a dry climate and coastal breezes.
Elimination of shoots during spring, removal of interior leaves after set, selection of the best brunches
during veraison and hand-picked grapes.
Handling:
BABOR
Cabernet Sauvignon
2005
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot,
6% Cabernet Franc
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Babor 2005

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