With more than 500 years of history, the Itata Valley, one of the oldest wine-growing areas in the country
Wine is a drink that has always been in Chile's daily memory.
The viticulture activity is part of the national culture and heritage.
With more than 500 years of history, the Itata Valley, one of the oldest wine-growing areas in the country and whose name means "abundant grazing" in Mapudungun, since it was the Mapuches who inhabited the place before the arrival of the conquerors, It is geographically located in the Ñuble region.
Surrounded by the Ñuble and Itata rivers, it houses the areas of Chillán, San Nicolás, Coelemu, Quillón, Bulnes, Ránquil, Portezuelo, among other communes, constituting the largest wine-growing region in southern Chile.
It has 3,735 km2 where the Moscatel de Alejandría, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay vines stand out for the number of hectares planted, among the white ones, as well as País, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cinsault among the red ones; which are mixed in a landscape full of contrasts, between the arid and lush, as well as surrounded by pine and eucalyptus plantations.
With sandy, granitic and mineral-rich soils, which allow high productivity of the vines, the Itata Valley embraces a group of vintners who cling to more fully maintain the clear expression and identity of the terroir.
Cupcake Tall
About 480 kilometers south of Santiago and only 20 km from the Pacific Ocean in the commune of Coelemu, a coastal dryland, is the town of Magdalena Alto, a place surrounded by small hills upholstered by old vines planted on bare foot with a system of conduction in head, that count only on the rains for their hydration without any irrigation system; obtaining wines of great acidity thanks to its coastal Mediterranean climate.
With clayey soils and at an altitude of about 300 meters, the Magdalena Alto sector produces our excellent exponents of the Moscatel de Alejandría and Cinsault varieties.
The Moscatel de Alejandría and Cinsault vineyards date from around 50 to 80 years old, being one of the heritage vineyards in the Itata Valley, which produce about 4,000 kilograms per hectare in the case of the first vine and 6,000 in the case of the second, allowing us to obtain a higher concentration of extracts and aromas in our wines.
Quinchamali
Quinchamalí is a small town located in the Ñuble Region, dependent on the commune of Chillán, it is located just 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Chillán, on the Camino a Huape.
This vineyard is located 420 km south of the city of Santiago. This small vineyard of only 5 hectares, located in Quinchamalí, within the intermediate depression of the Itata Valley, has gentle hills exposed to the sun throughout the day, with a micro climate within this sub-valley that provides special characteristics. to the grape, since it is protected from the winds and this helps to concentrate the heat and thus achieve the necessary maturation for our future Carmernérè, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah wines.
Larqui Maule – La Esperanza Vineyard
Ancestral vineyards that date back more than 100 years, where the Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Pinot Noir and País strains are established. This vineyard was fertilized on a remote farm in Santa Cruz de Larqui, located in the commune of Chillan Viejo but very close to the communal border with Bulnes, in the heart of the Itata Valley, Ñuble Region, Chile.
A few meters from the Larqui River, its origin comes from gentle hills that are discovered among silty soils that were sculpted in a perfect composition of clay and traces of volcanic origins.
Where the wind, added to the summer heat that hovers between 33° (day) and 15° (night), makes a fantastic journey through every corner of the vineyard, favoring its aeration and strengthening its ancient roots. A synergistic work, fruit of the intentionality of man and the benefits of nature.
