Our wines are planted principally in soils with a water storage capacity between 100 and 110 mm/10cm. This allows the vineyards to maintain a good humidity, therefore allowing us to maintain a healthy balance among our vines' canopy.
Volcanic
Colluvial-alluvial
Inclined position between 5% and 8%
Franco to sandy loam
Abundant angular rocks with gravel and pebbles
Volcanic
In-situ
Along the hill between 9% and 15%
Franco clay and fine sand on the top layers, red clay deeper down
Angular rocks, stones, gravel and pebbles
Volcanic
Alluvial-Colluvial
Inclined position between 4% and 5%
Franco to sandy loam
Angular stones, gravel and pebbles
Volcanic
Alluvial
On top of an old sediment terrace
Franco loam to fine sand
Fine, medium and thick sand
Volcanic
Alluvial-Colluvial
Inclined position between 2% and 3%
Franco to sandy and clay
Gravels and pebbles
Volcanic
Alluvial
Inclined position between 0% and 5%
Franco to sandy loam
Round
Volcanic
Alluvial
Inclined position between 0% and 5%
Franco to sandy and clay
Very low presence
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Piedmont
Perfect for producing Gran Reserva quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère, Piedmont is one of Tarapacá's prized soils. Found anywhere from 3 to 20 degrees along the estate's slopes, this mineral rich soil is the result of time slowly eroding away the Aculeo Hill. Considering its texture and an abundance of angular stones, the vines' roots are able to explore freely, resulting in wines with good acidity, length and rich tannins. The name Piedmont refers to soils from foothills.
Volcanic
Colluvial-alluvial
Inclined position between 5% and 8%
Franco to sandy loam
Abundant angular rocks with gravel and pebbles
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.5 to 2.0 kgs per plant
Climate: Our Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon comes from primarily vineyards with a north-east orientation, which have high luminosity and a fresh evening breeze that helps moderate the day's high temperatures. Nighttime temperatures can drop up to 22ºC from the day's high.
Winemaker's Notes
Due to the important thermic oscillation between day and night during the grapes' maturation, this wine's nose is mature, fruity and complex, displaying aromas of plum, blackberry, cassis, as well as subtle notes of laurel leaves. Aging for 12 months in French and American oak creates rich spicy notes such as clove, black pepper and vanilla. The soil's influence on the palate results in good structure (angular stones) and medium body (Franco-sandy texture) with smooth, round tannins. Mineral volcanic soils result in wines with great length and balance.
Food Pairing
A wine with excellent structure, balance and smooth tannins, perfect alongside hard cheeses such as Manchego, well-seasoned pastas, all kinds of meats and oily fish such as tuna and swordfish. Best served around 17ºC.
Cardenales
Ideal for producing Gran Reserva quality Carmenère, the Cardenales series' temperatures are usually slightly cooler than the rest of the vineyard due to its proximity to the Maipo River. Perfect for spiced, fresh Carmenère with beautiful coloring and round, mature tannins.
Volcanic
Alluvial-Colluvial
Inclined position between 2% and 3%
Franco to sandy loam
Gravels and pebbles
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.5 to 2.0 kgs per plant
Climate: Our Gran Reserva Carmenère is influenced by fresh morning and evening breezes, as well as the Maipo River's cool waters.
Winemaker's Notes
This wine has an expressive, complex and fresh nose with aromas of spices such as clove and pepper, as well as subtle vegetable notes such as red pepper, which are an effect of its proximity to the Maipo River. The vineyard's soils give a round, smooth wine with great body and suave, mature tannins. The nose and mouth display blackberries, blackcurrants and plum. A flavorful, balanced wine with a good length.
Food Pairing
A wine with excellent structure, balance and smooth tannins, perfect alongside hard cheeses such as Manchego, well-seasoned pastas, all kinds of meats and oily fish such as tuna and swordfish. Best served around 17ºC.
Mansel
Ideal for producing Gran Reserva quality Syrah, Mansel is a high-potential soil located in shadier areas within the vineyard. With slightly cooler temperatures and an abundance of red clay, this soil provides full-bodied wines with great concentration and ripe tannins.
Volcanic
In-situ
Along the hill between 9% and 15%
Franco clay and fine sand on the top layers, red clay deeper down
Angular rocks, stones, gravel and pebbles
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.5 to 2.0 kgs per plant
Climate: Our Gran Reserva Syrah is highly influenced by fresh morning and evening breezes, as well as the Maipo River's cool waters.
Winemaker's Notes
This wine has a deep, dynamic purple coloring. The nose is expressive, captivating and multilayered. Aromas such as blackberries and black cherries with floral and spiced notes such as violet and white pepper, as well as subtle black olive hints. The nose is undoubtedly affected by the vineyard's proximity to the river as well as the cool breezes. The soils make for round, velvety wines with good body and smooth, mature tannins. The nose and mouth display blackberries, blackcurrants and plum. A flavorful, balanced wine with a nice finish.
Food Pairing
Fine structure, excellent balance and smooth tannins make this wine a perfect match for game meats, wild boar, turkey, pork, spicy food and hard cheeses such as Manchego and goat cheese. Best served around 17ºC.
Ciruelo
Primarily dedicated to producing Gran Reserva quality Merlot, the Ciruelo series has some of the deepest soils with excellent drainage, giving the roots a lot of area to explore. Here we achieve fruity wines with great structure and body.
Volcanic
Alluvial
On top of an old sediment terrace
Franco loam to fine sand
Fine, medium and thick sand
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.5 to 2.0 kgs per plant
Climate: This Merlot is influenced by cool morning and evening breezes, as well as the Maipo River's cool waters. At around 6 p.m., this series is nearly all shaded by the eastern wall, keeping temperatures even fresher.
Winemaker's Notes
A beautiful crimson red coloring with an expressive and elegant nose. Ripe aromas such as black cherry, plum and blackberry with spiced notes such as black pepper and tobacco and herbs. The area's mesoclimate undoubtedly contribute to such aromas. The soils provide a round, velvety mouth with medium body and mature, smooth tannins.
Food Pairing
Fine structure, excellent balance and smooth tannins make this wine a perfect match for game meats, wild boar, turkey, pork, spicy food and hard cheeses such as Manchego and goat cheese. Best served around 17ºC.
Piedmont
Piedmont is optimal for the production of organic grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère. It's one of Tarapacá's most valued soils. Found anywhere from 3 to 20 degrees along the estate's slopes, this mineral rich soil is the result of time slowly eroding away the Aculeo Hill. Considering its texture and an abundance of angular stones, the vines' roots are able to explore freely, resulting in wines with good acidity, length and rich tannins. The name Piedmont refers to soils from foothills.
Volcanic
Colluvial-alluvial
Inclined position between 5% and 8%
Franco to sandy loam
Abundant angular rocks with gravel and pebbles
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.5 to 2.0 kgs per plant
Climate: Our Gran Reserva Organic Wine Cabernet Sauvignon comes from primarily vineyards with a north-east orientation, which have high luminosity and a fresh evening breeze that helps moderate the day's high temperatures. Nighttime temperatures can drop up to 22ºC from the day's high.
Winemaker's Notes
Due to the important thermic oscillation between day and night during the grapes' maturation, this wine's nose is mature, fruity and complex, displaying aromas of plum, blackberry, cassis, as well as subtle notes of laurel leaves. Aging for 12 months in French and American oak creates rich spicy notes such as clove, black pepper and vanilla. The soil's influence on the palate results in good structure (angular stones) and medium body (Franco-sandy texture) with smooth, round tannins. Mineral volcanic soils result in wines with great length and balance.
Food Pairing
Best paired with hard, mature cheeses such as manchego and gruyère, well-seasoned and saucy pastas, white and red meats, lamb on a spit or winter vegetables. Best served around 18ºC.
Mirador
Having all the right elements for producing Gran Reserva quality Cabernet Sauvignon, the prized Mirador soil is found principally along the sunny edges of the slopes. With little organic material and an inclined gravelly matrix, we are able to achieve balanced vineyards with good root exploration. Here we have Cabernet Sauvignons with a lot of character and intense red fruit aromas.
Volcanic
Alluvial-Colluvial
Inclined position between 4% and 5%
Franco to sandy loam
Angular stones, gravel and pebbles
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.4 a 1.8 kgs per plant
Climate: Facing the north, the rows are planted from east to west. The days are luminous and influenced by a fresh evening breeze that helps to moderate the day's high temperatures. Nighttime temperatures can drop up to 20ºC from the day's high.
Winemaker Notes
Here we see wines with rich red fruit aromas such as raspberries and cherries that provide freshness, along with underlying notes of tobacco, plum and cassis. After aging in French oak for 18 months, we see notes of spices such as clove, licorice, red pepper and vanilla. Flavorful and balanced, we feel that the mouth is a true reflection of the soil. It's sharp with cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant (typical of sandy soils) flavors with round, noticeable tannins due to the soil's angular stones and gravel. Mineral volcanic soils give a nice long finish.
Food Pairing
With a fine structure, balance and smooth tannins, this wine is ideal with mature, hard cheeses such as Manchego and Gruyere; well-seasoned pastas with red sauces; as well as white, red and game meats. Roasted lamb with winter vegetables is the perfect dish. Best served at 18ºC.
Mirador, Mansel and Piedmont
This Blend perfectly combines the different soils of the Tarapacá farm. First, the “El Mirador” (Cabernet Sauvignon) soil series is characterized by its minerality and the presence of corner stones and gravel, giving the wine a tasty, balanced and long palate. Second, the “Piedmont” soil series (Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc) has a very important gravel matrix and good quality of clays, which translates into very good-bodied and mature wines. Lastly, the “Mansel” series. Of volcanic origin, with a sandy clay loam to clayey texture. Ideal for the production of Gran Reserva quality Syrah, "Mansel" is a soil with high potential, which has an abundance of red clay providing wines with body, great concentration and ripe tannins.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Syrah 13%, and Cabernet Franc 12%
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 1.0 to 1.2 kgs per plant
Climate: This blend comes from northern facing vineyards that are planted from east to west. High luminosity and cool evening breezes, as well as the Maipo River's cool waters help moderate the day's high temperatures. Nighttime temperatures can drop up to 20ºC from the day's high.
Winemaker's Notes
This blend is the perfect combination of the Viña Tarapacá's climate and soil. The Cabernet Sauvignon contributes red fruit aromas such as raspberry and cherry that add to the wine's freshness, as well as notes of tobacco, plum and cassis. The Syrah, coming from an area close to the Maipo River, contributes aromas of blackberry and black cherry with floral notes and subtle hints of black olive. The Cabernet Sauvignon from the Mirador series gives a sharp mouth with similar flavors as aromas, thanks to sandy soils with angular stones and gravels. Smooth and balanced with a great finish due to volcanic mineral soils. The Syrah adds body and minerality. Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, located in the Piedmont series give volume and ripeness.
Food Pairibng
With a fine structure, balance and smooth tannins, this wine is ideal with mature, hard cheeses such as Manchego and Gruyere; well-seasoned pastas with red sauces; as well as white, red and game meats. Roasted lamb with winter vegetables is the perfect dish. Best served at 18ºC.
Tarapacá Estate, the heart of the Reserva line
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3,0 kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate with pronounced summer and winter seasons. The vineyard mesoclimate is characterized by high luminosity during the day with fresh breezes which help to moderate high afternoon temperatures. The temperature variation from day to night can reach up to 22 ºC.
Winemaker's Notes
Bright ruby-red. Characterized by black cherry notes, coffee beans, clove and spices. On the palate, the wine has good structure and acidity, with plum, cassis and nutmeg notes, elegant tannins and a persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Perfect to accompany grilled meats such as Patagonian lamb or pork ribs, or alternatively creamy or bolognaise pastas.
D.O: Central Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3 Kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate with pronounced summer and winter seasons. With regards to mesoclimate, the vineyard is surrounded by a Natural Clos barrier, which provides shade from 17hrs during the grapes' ripening period.
Winemaker's Notes
Ruby-red with violet hues. Young and fruity in aroma, with black cherry notes intertwined with spices, herbs and truffle hints. On the palate, spices such as cinnamon are present. The wine is medium-bodied with elegant, round tannins and a delicious finish.
Food Pairing
Perfect with pastas, legumes or lamb.
D.O: Central Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3 Kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate with pronounced summer and winter seasons. The vineyard mesoclimate is influenced by fresh morning and afternoon breezes, as well as by its proximity to the river Maipo. In addition, from around 18hrs the vineyard begins to receive shade as a result of its north-western aspect.
Winemaker's Notes
Deep, bright ruby-red. Ripe red fruit aromas are present such as cherry, combined with spicy notes of white pepper and dill. Medium-bodied and juicy with a rich acidity. Elegant tannins lead to a fruity, persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Ideally paired with raviolis, risottos, white meats, semi-mature cheeses or empanadas.
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3,0 kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate with pronounced summer and winter seasons.The vineyard mesoclimate is influenced by fresh morning and afternoon breezes, as well as the light exposure -which is all day, because of the vineyards' northern aspect.
Winemaker's Notes
Ruby-red with violet hues. Black fruit notes are present such as plum and blackberry, as well as spicy hints of bay leaf and subtle vanilla. A juicy wine with excellent texture and smooth, silky tannins.
Food Pairing
Perfect with red and white meats, goat cheese or strong cheeses.
D.O: Central Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3,0 kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate with pronounced summer and winter seasons. The mesoclimate is influenced both by intense vineyard luminosity and afternoon shade, as well as a significant contribution from cool breezes.
Winemaker's Notes
Intense cherry-red. Characterized by black cherry, fig and plum jam notes, as well as spicy hints of cinnamon and clove. Herbal touches lend freshness to the wine. Smooth, silky and juicy on the palate. Excellent structure with round, elegant tannins.
Food Pairing
Perfect with creamy pastas, legumes or lamb.
D.O: Maipo Valley
Yield: 2.2 to 2.8 Kg per plant (Cabernet Sauvignon) / 2.5 to 3.0 kg per plant (Syrah)
Climate: Our Red Blend has a temperate-Mediterranean climate, with defined summer and winter seasons. The mesoclimate where the vineyard that originates this wine is located, has a high luminosity during the day and has a cool breeze that helps to moderate the high temperatures in the afternoon. During the night, the day-night thermal differential can be up to 22 ºC. It is also highly influenced by the cool morning and afternoon breezes, as well as the cold waters of the Maipo River.
Winemaker's Notes
Appearance: Ruby red in color with violet hues. Nose: There are red and black fruits such as plum, blackberry from the Cabernet Sauvginon and Carmenère strains. We can also find spices with subtle and elegant toasted touches of the wood. Mouth: On the palate it is a juicy, structured wine with soft tannins that leads to a silky finish.
Food Pairing
Ideal to accompany red meats, cheeses and white meats such as turkey.
D.O: Central Valley
Yield: 2,5 a 3,0 kg per plant
Climate: Temperate, mediterranean climate, with pronounced summer and winter seasons. The mesoclimate of the vineyard is influenced by fresh morning and afternoon breeze, as well as high exposure to sunlight as a result of its northern aspect.
Winemaker's Notes
Deep ruby-red. Characterized by red and black fruit aromas as well as chocolate and coffee. On the palate, subtle toasted notes are present. Medium-bodied and with an elegant finish.
Food Pairing
Perfect with grilled meats, pork ribs or pastas.