The fruit comes from a bi-centenary vineyard, and the wine is made the same way as the Matorral— pressed by hand in bamboo ‘sieves’ or zarandas, then fermented in open-top cement vats— but is aged in tinaja, or amphora.
A blend of 40% Moscatel, 40% Torrontel and 20% País. The Moscatel and the Torrontel are co-fermented on the skins (60 days); the País juice is then added with skins of their other white wine. Aged 6 months in Rauli (a Chilean wood).
100% estate País from a 200-year-old single vineyard in the Maule region; pressed by hand in bamboo ‘sieves’ or zarandas. Fermented in open-top cement vats and aged in old wood large barrels.
The terrible floods of the Maule River in 2023 hit Gonzales Bastias hard. Their vineyards were flooded, although luckily, without damage to the plants, since their advanced age withstand such ocasional disasters. But their cellar and winery were wrecked. As a result they felt "headless", and...
Cabernet Sauvignon from Grillos Cantores, a 25-acre vineyard planted in 1993 on alluvial soils at an altutude of 1380 feet. Farmed lutte raisonée. After a 10-day cold soak, the wine was made in a combination of concrete and stainless steel; and aged 18 months on the lees. Bottled lightly filtered.