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This is called ‘Chilena’ because it is one the most Chilean of all the varieties in Chile, Pais. Coming from the first criolla grapes that came with the Spanish missionaries 500 years ago, Pais has deep roots but is only recently being elevated to a new level beyond the table wine it used to be. Renan Cancino and his project Huaso de Sauza is one of the projects that has elevated the grape. Made as a natural wine, this is home made in his garage winery with no added sulpher.
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Renan Cancino is one of Chile’s most sought-after viticulturists, and while he has made his name for tending vines, his wine production under the Huaso de Sauza brand is also turning heads. As well as Pais, he makes an excellent Carignan and also makes a fruity Grenache. Cancino is a natural winemaker, whose philosophy is making wines as the way they were always made historically in Chile – naked.
