Felipe Tosso joined forces with ex-Penfolds John Duval to create a brilliant 100% Syrah from high Apalta vineyards. Beautifully expressed with the global elegance of Côte-Rôtie and the spice of Hermitage.Pangea 2008, is an ultra premium wine with an exceptional combination of concentration, flavours and aromas. With grapes from a selection of soils in Apalta and a special fermentation, we have achieved a full-bodied, concentrated wine. 20 months in French oak barrels and one year in the bottle have brought balance and roundness to the wine and concentrated the purity and elegance of the fruit.Intense dark colour. Complex aromas with soft notes of red and blue berries, harmoniously intermingled with spices like black pepper, dark chocolate and subtle notes of vanilla and caramel.\n \n Producer Information\n Viña Ventisquero is a large Chilean producer founded in 1998 by Gonzalo Vial, owner of a large fresh food business. The Ventisquero group includes the Queulat, Clásico and Yelcho brands amoungst numerous others. Today, the company owns more than 1500 hectares (3700 acres) of vineyards in the coastal Maipo region – the location of the first holdings and of the winery – and the Casablanca, Colchagua, Leyda and Huasco (Atacama) regions. The Ventisquero portfolio includes a range of high-end wines, sourced from the best plots within the company's holdings. The Tara Altacama range includes varietal Viognier, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc as well as a Pinot Noir and a Syrah sourced from two seperate vineyards in Atacama. Here, a year-round desert climate allows vignerons to control yields with drip irrigation. Other notable wines in the collection include the Obliqua, a Carménère from teh Colchagua Valley as well as the Enclave Cabernet Sauvignon that is blended with small portions of Petit Verdot, Carménère and Cabernet Franc.
