Pipeño Blanco

A Los Viñateros Bravos · Itata, Chile

Pipeño was the first wine made in Chile back in 1551. Pipeño Blanco taps into this heritage.

This wine is a field blend of Moscatel with some Semillon and Chasselas, from un-irrigated and un-grafted, old vineyards, averaging more than 100 years old. Handcrafted from the Colinas of Itata.

Farming
Organic and biodynamic practices

Harvest type
Hand harvested

Grape type
Moscatel de Alejandria, Semillon, Chasselas

Age of the vinyard
Planted in 1920

Vessel process
Aging in concrete vat

Yield
31 hl/ha

Soil composition
Granite rock

Annual production
12,000 bottles

Vinification
Grapes are hand picked, and basket pressed. Only native yeasts are used. The wine is fermented and aged in concrete vat. The wine is then bottled with very light filtration.