Pipeño Tinto

A Los Viñateros Bravos · Itata, Chile

Pipeño shows delicate red fruits aromas (cherry, pomegranate), dry grass, and violet notes. A fresh wine, marked by fine-grain tannins and a distinctive mineral character.

Farming
Organic and biodynamic practices

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
Cinsault

Age of Vineyard
Planted in 1890

Vessel
Big wooden casks of native Rauli wood

Vineyard Yield
30 hl/ha

Soil Type
Granitic rock

Annual production
24,000 bottles

Vinification
Native yeast, malolactic fermentation occurs naturally, wine is fermented and aged in concrete vats, the extraction is very subtle. The skins are basket pressed. The wine is then aged in large wood vessels and after 14 months is bottled with a very coarse filtration.