2018
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir grown on clay at 320 meters in the Marga Marga Valley. 100% Whole-cluster fermented on cow skins without temperature control. 17 days of maceration. Raised in used barrels for 15 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. No added SO2.
Founded in 2003, Herrera-Alvarado is considered the founder of the now-budding natural wine movement in Chile. Local peasant farmers, or Huasos, have always made wine for home consumption without any additives. After studying agriculture, Carolina and Arturo because very taken with these types of living wines and decided to devote themselves to making wine in this style. Winemaking in the Marga Marga valley, where their cellar is located, dates back to the 14th century.
Leonardo Erazo, Cinsault Amigo Piedra Antiguos Vinedos Valle del Itata
$76.99
2019 Cinsault Amigo Piedra is the "Gran Parcela." It exposes the veins running through Itata's granite terroir. A Cinsault from a vineyard planted in the 1970s where the vines literally grow on the...