Description
Leonardo Erazo is a rare talent making wines at ‘A los Vinateros Bravos’ (which translates as “to the brave vintners”).
He passionately works with historic vineyards over volcanic soil in the cool Itata region just inland from Conception in Southern Chile.
In 2019 Decanter Wine Magazine included him in the Top 10 Best Winemakers of South America.
Organic viticulture and natural wine making are used with Pais grapes to produce wines full of life, vibrancy, tension, freshness and joy
The magic of the Itata begins with its special granitic soils (ancient 200 million-year-old batholith) home to dry-grown bush vines principally planted with the reds, Pais (Mission grape first planted in the area by conquistadores in the 1600s) and Carignan. Cool maritime climate and some altitude ensure long growing season, cold nights giving the wines extraordinary potential for developing the complexity needed for top shelf wine. Hand picked fruit from ancient vines (100 plus year old) grown on volcanic soils in the hills and the other on granitic soils. Wild yeast fermentation, no additions apart from minimal sulphur.
These seriously gorgeous medium bodied wines are fragrant, high toned riot of red and black fruits and minerality. They remind me a little of high quality, high toned, lifted expression of Pinot Noir or Narello Mascalese from Mt Etna. This is the finest rendition of this cool climate alpine wine-what a delicious vibrant expression. Minuscule production. This is a bargain for quality and value
100% Pais variety, 100 year old bush vines, 12.5% alcohol, planted on volcanic basaltic soils.
Review of 2016 :“Leo Erazo’s natural, volcanic país from Guarilihue in Itata. Herby aromas with red fruits and a bit of cassis. Fresh and delicate with fine-grained tannins that give a very definite structure. Has a distinct mineral character, owing to the volcanic soils where the old unirrigated bush vines thrive.” Darren Smith Imbibe.com
RRP $41 Our special price $34.99 when you buy 6 bottles or more
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