Santa Rita - Cabernet Sauvignon Valle Central 120 NV

 

Price: $9.99

Producer	Santa Rita
Country	Chile
Region	Valle Central
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Sku	03199
Size	750ml

Santa Rita’s internationally popular, best-selling “120” Series of varietal wines recalls the heroes of a pivotal event in Chile’s successful 19th century struggle to overthrow Spanish rule. History relates that in the early 1800s Doña Paula Jaraquemada, then proprietor of the Santa Rita manor house and estate near the Chilean capital of Santiago, famously gave refuge in the cellars of her property to 120 Chilean patriots. When a brigade of Spanish soldiers arrived at the expansive one-story ranch house in search the band of rebels, the feisty matriarch stated she would rather see the Spanish burn the property to the ground, with her inside, then let them step foot within her family home. Thus it was that band of 120 men lived on to fight another day, and the dwelling, now site of Santa Rita’s highly acclaimed Doña Paula Restaurant, occupies a unique place in Chilean national history.

Temperature-controlled vinification, followed by a period of aging. 90% of the wine spends 8 months in stainless steel tanks, with the balance matured in oak barrels prior to blending, bottling and release.

Color
Brilliant ruby red

Bouquet
Scents of ripe red fruit, clove and vanilla

Taste
Medium-bodied and fruit forward, with ripe, well structured tannins

Alcohol
13.7%

Serving Suggestions
An ideal match for red meats, pork, spicy sauces and cheese soufflés