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Cuesta Chica

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Cuesta Chica Bottle
Appellation
Elqui Valley
Variety
Garnacha
Age of Vines
9-14
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Sand, decomposed granite
Altitude
2179 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, destemmed, natural yeast fermentation in stone lagars, crushed by foot
Aging
23 months in concrete eggs, vegan

Press Review

Are these the highest Garnacha plantings in the world at 2,170 metres? They are certainly up there, as it were. Focused, perfumed and granitic, with no wood to interrupt the flow of the wine, this has subtle reduction, pomegranate, redcurrant and goji berry fruit and a chiselled, tapering finish.

- Tim Atkins

Overview

First made in 2015, Cuesta Chica is 100% Garnacha from a single vineyard of the same name and planted at an elevation close to 2200 meters above sea level. Fermented in stone lagars and aged in concrete eggs, it is a rare, pure and expressive example of mountain Garnacha that more closely resembles the wines of the Gredos than typical of Garnacha in Chile.

Ratings & Reviews

95

2022 Cuesta Chica

Source: JS

92

2021 Cuesta Chica

Source: VM

93

2020 Cuesta Chica

Source: DE

91

2020 Cuesta Chica

Source: VM

95

2020 Cuesta Chica

Source: WA

91

2019 Cuesta Chica

Source: JD

93

2019 Cuesta Chica

Source: VM

94+

2019 Cuesta Chica

Source: WA

92

2018 Cuesta Chica

Source: VM

Other Wines By This Producer

  • Red
  • Rose
  • White
  • Cider + Orange
  • Vegan
  • Certified Organic
  • Biodynamic
Grus

Grus

Syrah, Garnacha, Petite Syrah, Petit Verdot
Pingo Pingo

Pingo Pingo

Cariñena
Tococo

Tococo

Syrah
Rhu

Rhu

Syrah, Garnacha, Petite Syrah
Coquimbo, Chile
  • Location
    Coquimbo, Chile
  • Appellation
    Elqui Valley
  • Proprietor
    Patricio Flaño
  • Winemaker
    Marcelo Retamal
  • Size / Elevation
    20 hectares / 1720-2206 meters

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