{"product_id":"vina-la-junta-grand-reserve-petit-vrdot-curico-valley-2022-chile","title":"Viña La Junta Gran Reserva Petit Verdot, Curico Valley, 2022, Chile","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Garamond',serif;\"\u003eThe grapes are hand-picked in late April and early May when they have achieved their optimum ripeness. They are transported to the winery in plastic 15 kg bins, then hand-sorted, partially crushed, and deposited in small, 9000-kg stainless steel tanks. The grapes were fermented in separate batches and underwent a pre-fermentation maceration at 10ºC for 7–10 days to improve the extraction of flavours and aromas. Alcoholic fermentation was carried out at 28º–30º C with four pumpovers daily, followed by a 10-day post-fermentation maceration. The wine was then racked into first- and second-use French oak barrels and then aged, to lend complex and elegant notes and round out the tannins. Finally, the barrels that are to be used for the final blend are selected. The wine decanted naturally during barrel aging and lightly filtered before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Garamond',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"therealwinecompany","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56277604106505,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/8979\/8921\/files\/La_Junta_Gran_Reserve_Petit_Verdot.png?v=1776353676","url":"https:\/\/www.therealwineco.co.uk\/products\/vina-la-junta-grand-reserve-petit-vrdot-curico-valley-2022-chile","provider":"The Real Wine Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}