Maule

A vivid violet colour accompanies fresh floral character, red fruit and spice. The palate is soft and round, with rich texture, dark fruit, raspberry coulis, balsamic notes and a long finish. The blend is sixty-five percent Carignan, twenty-five percent Grenache and ten percent Pais. Its eighty-year-old, head-trained Melozal vineyard lies on an east-facing slope over granitic soils containing twelve to twenty-three percent clay.

Grapes from forty-five- to one-hundred-and-twenty-year-old vines include Cinsault, Carignan, Malbec, Syrah, Carmenere and Pais, drawn from Southern Chile’s Itata and Maule regions at two hundred fifty to three hundred fifty metres. Red granite, sandy and quartz soils underpin the sites. Each component is fermented with native yeast in stainless steel and cement before blending. Pitch, black raspberry, thorns and earthy character meet tight minerality, with cassis grip on the finish.