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...
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.
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.
100% Criolla Chica from 80 year old vines that are mixed between three parcels within the estate. A majority of the grapes are destemmed but 30% are kept whole cluster. Grapes are fermented separately depending on their parcel in 1,000- 2,000L concrete eggs. Fermentation is spontaneous without...
This is classic Itata Pais, from granitic/volcanic soils, influenced by the coolness of the Pacific. Made in concrete from native yeasts, and very lightly filtered, it is pure, with a subtle smokiness typical of the grape.
