2019 Manos Andinas Reserva Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Tasting Notes
The 2019 Manos Andinas Reserva Pinot Noir is a small production wine sourced from a few carefully selected vineyards located at the coastal range mountains of Casablanca Valley, just a few miles from the cold Pacific Ocean. These vineyards have been practicing sustainable viticulture for generations and doing most of the work by hand (âManosâ), hence the name of the label, âManos Andinasâ. The goal with this wine is to bring all the characteristics of an elegant cool-climate Pinot Noir, like you find in Coastal Sonoma, Central Otago, but from a lesser-known area from Chile, in the bottom of the world.
D.O. Casablanca Valley
Casablanca Valley is one of the coolest wine regions in Chile, located only 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean at its furthest point, being strongly
influenced by its cooling effects. The region has a Mediterranean climate with cool misty nights and hotter days that provide excellent growing conditions for top-quality cool climate varieties, including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc as well as Pinot Noir.
Winemaking
The grapes are hand-picked by local farmers and their families; the winemaking process is simple and with minimum intervention. The wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures and with manual pump-overs over the skins âhatâ to incorporate its aromas, flavors, and tannins. After, the wine is aged in selected French oak for over 6 months, rotating the barrels weekly to improve the wine texture. The last stage is a 4-month bottle-aging period for the wine to settle.
This process creates a Pinot Noir with great character, representative of the variety and its origin. On the nose, the aroma of fresh strawberries and cherry tart stand out with notes of rose petals and wild herbs; the influence of oak gives this wine elegance and complexity. Overall the evolution of this wine in the bottle should generate complex and delicious red fruit flavors like cherries and strawberries.
Specs
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.53
Total Acidity: 5.42 gr/l
SO2: 29 mg/l
Volatile Acidity: 0.58 gr/l
Residual Sugar: 2.39 gr/l
Whatâs Included
6-bottles:
6x 2019 Manos Andinas Reserva Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Case:
12x 2019 Manos Andinas Reserva Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Vicente Johnson, founder of Trasiego Wines, is an agronomist with a specialization in Enology. With more than 20 years of experience in the wine industry as a winemaker and production manager of important wineries in Chile, Vincente is recognized for his expertise in cool-climate wines.
After a few years living in Sonoma, California, he returned to Chile obsessed with introducing more sustainability practices and the desire to make cool-climate wines in his home country, Chile. Together with his wife, he founded Trasiego Wines to show the world a new face of Chilean wines and at the same time to give small producers and especially old farmers, better opportunities.
Vicente was born in the first days of March, which is when the harvest normally begins in Chile. Also, St. Vincent is the patron of winegrowers ⊠coincidence? Probably ⊠but for him, everything makes sense and likes to believe is part of his destiny.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations).
2019 Manos Andinas Chilean Reserva Pinot Noir - $22 = 15.71%
Hmmm⊠Total Wine selling for $14.99, not vintage specific. Selling for $18-$22 US dollar equivalent in Brazil and Portugal. Retail tasting notes mention light body, summer wine?? Looks to be B Corp Certified??
Well, I liked the Bernardus 2017 PN better (91), but this about the same as the Kendric PN (90). Both good with food, not so much without. The âwowâ factor wasnât there (IIRC, it was Buena Vista and Iron Horse Pinots that provided that!).
Color: Bright ruby red.
Taste: Tart Cherry, strawberry, hints of floral (rose) on the nose.
Nose: Same with the aromas, some medium sourness, medium lingering finish, well balanced, light delightful bitterness.
My guess on price was $15, so higher than actual.
Labrat Phase 1:
First night drank it while eating a porterhouse, salad, and sweet potato. It went well with everything. Deep red color, aromas and taste as promised.
Labrat Phase 2:
Second night: Tasted on itâs own. Good, but needs food to shine. Tasted over 2 hours, letting it breathe.
Sorry for the delayed posting! I received the Golden Ticket earlier in the week, a Manos Andinas Chilean Reserve Pinot Noir! Just before I received the bottle, my nephew called to say that they were having summer get-together at their 18 acre flower farm on July 2nd. It gave me a chance to introduce Casemates to approximately 15 adults, the farthest traveled were in town from Oklahoma. Six of us were consumers of wine, the others were serious beer drinkers! Along with the Chilean Pinot Noir, I brought a bottle of Marshall Davis and Kukeri Pinot Noir. All of us were intrigued with the Chilean Pinot Noir varietal because when we think âChileanâ, we think Malbec and Cab Sauvignon, etc; never a Pinot Noir!
We opened all three bottles at the same time and we let them rest for about 45 minutes before we started sampling each bottle separately. Since our comments seemed to all align, Iâll summarize everyoneâs thoughts & remember we started after letting all bottles breathe, no pop & pour!
We started with the Manos Andinas. On the nose, light alcohol, a light hint of spice, and nice red fruit. Some thought dark cherry, while others thought strawberry/raspberry. On our initial taste, the same fruit was present and the mid-palate had some tartness that everyone picked up on. Everyone thought that it was very acceptable and it dissipated before the finish! The finish was smooth with minimum tannins! Overall thoughtsâŠvery drinkable, nicely balanced. Everyone liked it, and when I mentioned the price, EVERYONE LIKED IT EVEN MORE!!! Especially since wine prices seem to be climbing like everything else!
We then sampled the Marshall Davis and then the Kukeri Pinot Noirs. I wonât get into any detail on these two previous Casemates wine offers, since I feel the focus on this post needs to be on the Manos Andinas Reserve Pinot Noir. I will say though, all three wines were well received. We had multiple samples on all three bottles and we finished one bottle before we took breaks to cleanse palates and moved to the next bottle. Additionally, there were a lot of different appetizers and food tabled and as the group tasted the wines, it became too hard to track who had what with what wine! After all, it was a party of many age groups! Everyone thought all the wine was good on itâs own and with whatever food they ate! At the end of all the wine sampling, I asked everyone to rank the three wines and the overwhelming results were: #1 was Marshall Davis; #2 was Manos Andinas Chilean Reserve; #3 was Kukeri. Everyone said that they would buy all three and they loved the price of the Manos Andinas! I again mentioned to those that participated that Casemates made all three of these wines happen! I plan on buying this offer to reward those that participated in the tasting! Finally, A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Alice for thinking of me! I love Pinot Noir! She provided great communication! âŠNow to get this posted!
Seems like our group tasting aligns with what Mark posted and what the label showed. No one saw the wine label description, even me, until we finished the bottle! Even though I got home about 1 AM this morning, I wrote up my report starting around 9 AM EST in MS Word, then bought a case for the tasting group before posting the LRR. The site seems to be fairly quiet probably due to everyone focused on celebrating, traveling, and fireworks! Happy Independence Day!
2019 Manos Andinas Reserva Pinot Noir, Casablanca Valley, Chile
Tasting Notes
D.O. Casablanca Valley
Winemaking
Specs
Whatâs Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $240/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Jul 25 - Thursday, Jul 28
2019 Manos Andinas Chilean Reserva Pinot Noir
6 bottles for $69.99 $11.66/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $117.99 $9.83/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations).
2019 Manos Andinas Chilean Reserva Pinot Noir - $22 = 15.71%
@chipgreen Often cited as the worst film ever made, Manos: The Hands of Fate fails at every aspect of moviemaking, or is this part of its genius?
@pmarin
Just a nod to the bot-generated meme from the old site.
@chipgreen Oh Yeah, thatâs right. I forgot about that.
Hmmm⊠Total Wine selling for $14.99, not vintage specific. Selling for $18-$22 US dollar equivalent in Brazil and Portugal. Retail tasting notes mention light body, summer wine?? Looks to be B Corp Certified??
Thatâs a whole bunch of fwiw
Labrat reporting for duty!
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Manos Andinas Reserva 2019 Pinot Noir
** Syllabus:**
Well, I liked the Bernardus 2017 PN better (91), but this about the same as the Kendric PN (90). Both good with food, not so much without. The âwowâ factor wasnât there (IIRC, it was Buena Vista and Iron Horse Pinots that provided that!).
Color: Bright ruby red.
Taste: Tart Cherry, strawberry, hints of floral (rose) on the nose.
Nose: Same with the aromas, some medium sourness, medium lingering finish, well balanced, light delightful bitterness.
My guess on price was $15, so higher than actual.
Labrat Phase 1:
First night drank it while eating a porterhouse, salad, and sweet potato. It went well with everything. Deep red color, aromas and taste as promised.
Labrat Phase 2:
Second night: Tasted on itâs own. Good, but needs food to shine. Tasted over 2 hours, letting it breathe.
COMING ATTRACTION: Labrat Phase 3!
Sorry for the delayed posting! I received the Golden Ticket earlier in the week, a Manos Andinas Chilean Reserve Pinot Noir! Just before I received the bottle, my nephew called to say that they were having summer get-together at their 18 acre flower farm on July 2nd. It gave me a chance to introduce Casemates to approximately 15 adults, the farthest traveled were in town from Oklahoma. Six of us were consumers of wine, the others were serious beer drinkers! Along with the Chilean Pinot Noir, I brought a bottle of Marshall Davis and Kukeri Pinot Noir. All of us were intrigued with the Chilean Pinot Noir varietal because when we think âChileanâ, we think Malbec and Cab Sauvignon, etc; never a Pinot Noir!
We opened all three bottles at the same time and we let them rest for about 45 minutes before we started sampling each bottle separately. Since our comments seemed to all align, Iâll summarize everyoneâs thoughts & remember we started after letting all bottles breathe, no pop & pour!
We started with the Manos Andinas. On the nose, light alcohol, a light hint of spice, and nice red fruit. Some thought dark cherry, while others thought strawberry/raspberry. On our initial taste, the same fruit was present and the mid-palate had some tartness that everyone picked up on. Everyone thought that it was very acceptable and it dissipated before the finish! The finish was smooth with minimum tannins! Overall thoughtsâŠvery drinkable, nicely balanced. Everyone liked it, and when I mentioned the price, EVERYONE LIKED IT EVEN MORE!!! Especially since wine prices seem to be climbing like everything else!
We then sampled the Marshall Davis and then the Kukeri Pinot Noirs. I wonât get into any detail on these two previous Casemates wine offers, since I feel the focus on this post needs to be on the Manos Andinas Reserve Pinot Noir. I will say though, all three wines were well received. We had multiple samples on all three bottles and we finished one bottle before we took breaks to cleanse palates and moved to the next bottle. Additionally, there were a lot of different appetizers and food tabled and as the group tasted the wines, it became too hard to track who had what with what wine! After all, it was a party of many age groups! Everyone thought all the wine was good on itâs own and with whatever food they ate! At the end of all the wine sampling, I asked everyone to rank the three wines and the overwhelming results were: #1 was Marshall Davis; #2 was Manos Andinas Chilean Reserve; #3 was Kukeri. Everyone said that they would buy all three and they loved the price of the Manos Andinas! I again mentioned to those that participated that Casemates made all three of these wines happen! I plan on buying this offer to reward those that participated in the tasting! Finally, A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Alice for thinking of me! I love Pinot Noir! She provided great communication! âŠNow to get this posted!
Seems like our group tasting aligns with what Mark posted and what the label showed. No one saw the wine label description, even me, until we finished the bottle! Even though I got home about 1 AM this morning, I wrote up my report starting around 9 AM EST in MS Word, then bought a case for the tasting group before posting the LRR. The site seems to be fairly quiet probably due to everyone focused on celebrating, traveling, and fireworks! Happy Independence Day!