Amigo Piedra

A Los Viñateros Bravos · Itata, Chile

A Cinsault from a vineyard planted in the 1970s where the vines literally grow on the granite mother rock. Its depth, minerality, and well-structured tannins.

Farming
Organic and biodynamic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvested

Varietal
Cinsault

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1970

Vessel
Concrete Sphere

Vineyard Yield
30 hl/ha

Soil Type
Pure rocky granite

Annual production
1,500 bottles

Vinification
Native yeast, whole skin fermentation, punch downs, and 6 weeks maceration, time is decided by tasting, manual basket press, and age on lees for a year on concrete sphere tanks then bottled by gravity.