- 100% San Francisco (also known as Tinta Negra Mole in Maderia, Portugal)
- The first San Francisco cuttings were accidentally imported to Chile in the 1500s among a shipment of Pais cuttings and was eventually identified then isolated, only being planted in very small quantities
- The Portuguese cuvee name ‘Passageiro Escondido’, or ‘hidden passenger’ in English, pays homage to its fortuitus migration
- Sourced from ancestrally farmed (by hand and horse [originario]) vineyards in Sauzal, Puico, and Puico Altos
- Hand harvested
- Fermented outside for nightly cool temps with indigenous yeasts in conical fermenters – open top lagars, with caps gently punched down by hand
- Aged in neutral barrels
- Only 1,744 bottles produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Chile
Region:
Maule
Appellation:
Maule Valley
Variety:
San Francisco
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | CL-GRG-05-23 | 12/750ml |