South America is home to a treasure trove of old vines, and we believe these old vines are worth protecting and the heroic growers who maintain them are worth supporting. This is why we’ve created an old vine register for Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru, detailing the age of the vines, the grape varieties, the wine region and how you can support the custodians, the growers and winemakers, of these old vines.
Our old vine register is organised by region and age of the vineyard.
South America Wine Guide’s old vine register
Old vines in Chile
Old vines in Northern Chile
Armidita
- Planted in 1873
- Mainly Moscatel & Pisco grape varieties
- 250 hectare estate
- Alto de Carmen, Huasco, Atacama region
- Made into pajarete sweet wine by Viña Armidita
Old Vines in Cachapoal
Las Cruces
- Planted in 1957
- Malbec (75%), Carmenère (25%)
- 2.7 hectares
- Pichidegua, Cachapoal
- Made into Old Vine Series Las Cruces by De Martino
Old vines in Colchagua
Neyen
- Planted in 1889
- Cabernet Sauvignon (1889) & Carmenére (grafted in 1936)
- 30 hectares
- Apalta, Colchagua
- Made into Neyen blend by Neyen winery
Quijada Family
- Planted in 1925 & 1935
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère
- 7 hectares
- Apalta, Colchagua
- Made into Pewën Carmenère by Santa Rita; Carmen Vintages Blend by Carmen
Hortensia del Carmen Morales Valdés
- Planted in 1935
- Carmenère & Semillon
- 6 hectares
- Apalta, Colchagua
- Made into Santa Rita Medalla Real Gran Reserva Carmenère & Floresta Field Blend Blanco by Santa Rita
Germán Barrera
- Planted in 1948
- Carmenère
- 5.4 hectares
- Apalta, Colchagua
- Made into Delanz Apalta & Gran Reserva Carmenère by Carmen
Helena & Luis Muñoz
- Planted in 1935
- Carmenère
- <2 hectares
- Apalta, Colchagua
- Made into Floresta Carmenère by Santa Rita
Old vines in Curico
Manso de Velasco
- Planted in 1902
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- 10 hectares
- Molina, Curico
- Made into Manso de Velasco by Torres
Old vines in Maule
Bella Union
- Planted in 1900
- País
- 2 hectares
- Caquenes, Maule
- Made into Estelado sparkling País by Miguel Torres Chile
Santa Filomena
- Planted in 1900
- País
- 3.1 hectares
- Caquenes, Maule
- Made into Estelado sparkling País by Miguel Torres Chile
Fundo Truquilemu
- Planted in 1910
- Carignan
- 2 hectares
- Fundo Truquilemu, Empedrado, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Garage Wine Co; and VIGNO by Lapostolle Collection
Las Higueras
- Planted in 1910
- Cabernet Franc
- 9 hectares
- Las Higueras, Maule
- Made into Lot 112 by Garage Wine Co
Tres Esquinas
- Planted in 1910
- Carignan
- 4 hectares
- Tres Esquinas, Santa Juana, Cauquenes, Maule
- Made into VIGNO and Orzada by Odfjell
Parcela El Silencio
- Planted in 1914
- País
- 3.84 hectares
- Caquenes, Maule
- Made into Estelado sparkling País by Miguel Torres Chile
Tabontinaja
Sociedad Agricola Comávida
- Planted in 1930
- Carignan
- 3.5 hectares
- San Javier, Maule
- Made into Carmen DO Matorral Chileno & Gran Reserva Carignan by Carmen
Santa Rosa
- Planted in 1940
- Carignan
- 6 hectares
- Huerta de Maule, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Miguel Torres Chile
Fundo Requehua
- Planted in 1940
- Carignan
- 1.24 hectares
- Fundo Requehua, San Javier, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Miguel Torres Chile
Sauzal
- Planted in 1945
- Carignan, Garnacha, Monastrell
- 2 hectares
- Sauzal, Empedrado, Maule
- Made into Garage Wine Lot 95 by Garage Wine Co
Renacido
- Registered in 1940 (planted before)
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2.5 hectares
- Renacido, Cauquenes, Maule
- Made into Garage Wine Lot 104 by Garage Wine Co
Santa Elena
- Planted in 1950
- Carignan
- 9.4 hectares
- Fundo Santa Elena de Comavida, San Javier, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Bodegas RE; and VIGNO by Morande
Truquilemu
- Planted in 1950
- Carignan
- 2.54 hectares
- Fundo Truquilemu, Empedrado, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Carter Mollenhauer
La Desdeñada
La Aguada
- Planted in 1955
- Carignan
- 8 hectares
- Fundo La Aguada, Camino a Sauzal, Cauquenes
- Made into VIGNO by De Martino
San Jose
- Planted in 1958
- 17.3 hectares
- Carignan
- Fundo San Jose, San Javier, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Emiliana; VIGNO by PS Garcia; and VIGNO by Valdivieso
Curimaqui
- Planted in 1960
- Carignan
- 5.4 hectares
- San Nicolas, Maule
- Made into Glup Carignan
Santa Marta
- Planted in 1960
- Chenin Blanc on País rootstocks
- 7.4 hectares
- Huerta de Maule, Maule
- Made into Cementario by Longaví
San Nicolas
- Planted in 1960
- Carignan
- 5.4 hectares
- Camino a Quirihue KM 20, Cauquenes, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Bouchon Family Wines
San Juan de Dios
- Planted in 1963
- País
- 2.5 hectares
- Caquenes, Maule
- Made into Estelado sparkling País by Miguel Torres Chile
San Luis de Pocillas
- Planted in 1965
- Carignan
- 1 hectare
- Fundo San Luis, Cauquenes, Maule
- Made into VIGNO by Casas Patronales
Old vines in Itata
La Leona
- Planted in 1798 (by Floripa Hinojosa Cisternas)
- País
- 0.4 hectares
- Sector Leonera, Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Granítico Pais by A los Viñateros Bravos
Viñedo Santa Ana
- Planted in 1820
- País
- 10 hectares
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into País Antiguo by Itata Paraíso
El Quillay
- Planted in 1867
- País (planted 1867); Moscatel (planted in 1867); Cinsault (planted in 1959)
- 1.1 hectares (País 0.2 ha; Moscatel 0.4 ha; Cinsault 0.5 ha)
- Guarilihue Alto, Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into La Resistencia País; Herido Gran Parcela Cinsault; Piel de Arcilla Moscatel by A los Viñateros Bravos
Viña Prado (Los Membrillos, Regalona, El Pino, Rancho Vieja)
- Planted in 1870
- País
- Hectares: 5.2 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into Surcador País by Viña Prado
Santa Cruz de Guarilihue
- Planted between 1750 and 1920
- País (80%), San Francisco (20%)
- 2,507 plants
- Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Old Vine Series Las Olvidades by De Martino
Viña Prado (Las dos mil, Los Membrillos)
- Planted in 1900
- Moscatel de Alejandria
- Hectares: 0.4 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into wines by Viña Prado
Guarilihue (Super Itata)
- Planted in 1910
- Semillon, Field Blend
- Hectares: > 1 ha
- Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Super Itata by Rogue Vine
Viña Díaz de Itata (Cucha Cox)
- Registered in 1910 but planted before (first vines planted before 1691)
- País, Moscatel de Alejandría, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Hectares: 100 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into El Inmigrante (Malbec), La Temporera (Moscatel de Alejandría), El Inquilino (Cabernet Sauvignon), Capitán Ventura (sparkling Muscat) by Díaz de Itata
Santa Cruz de Guarilihue
- Planted circa 1910 (with further plantings until 1985)
- Cinsault, Muscat
- 19 hectares
- Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Viejas Tinajas Muscat and Blanco by De Martino
Mancho Anciano
- Planted in 1920
- Malbec
- Hectares: >1 ha
- Ñipas, Itata
- Made into El Insolente by Rogue Vine
Viña Prado (La Patagua, Loma El Rancho, Loma El Litre)
- Planted in 1930
- Cabernet Sauvignon, País
- Hectares: 4.2 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into wines by Viña Prado
Las Curvas de Rachel
- Planted in 1938
- Cinsault
- 0.88 hectares
- Sector Tinajacura, Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Las Curvas by A los Viñateros Bravos
Viña Prado (Juan Flores, El Durazno, La Higuera, El Peral, El Maitén, La Piedra, Orilla de las Gauchas, El Triangulo, Estaca Alta, Los Alamos)
- Planted in 1940
- País, Moscatel de Alejandria, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan
- Hectares: 11.8 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into wines by Viña Prado
Zaranda (El Litre, Los Olivos)
- Planted in 1947
- Semillon, Corinto (Chasselas), Cinsault, País
- 8 hectares
- Fundo la Herencia, Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Zaranda wines
Viña Mora Reyes
- Planted in 1949
- Semillon, Cinsault, Moscatel de Alejandria
- Hectares: 48 ha
- Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Secanos by Viña Mora Reyes
Viñedo Santa Ana
- Planted in 1950
- Carignan (1950), Moscatel (planted 1970)
- Hectares: 5 (Carignan), 2 (Moscatel)
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into Itata Paraíso and Blanco Paraíso by Viña Itata Paraíso
Viña Prado (La Rucia, El Alamo)
- Planted in 1950
- País
- Hectares: 2 ha
- Portezuelo, Itata
- Made into wines by Viña Prado
Santa Ximena
- Planted in 1950
- País, Moscatel de Alenjandría, Cinsault
- 3.5 hectares
- Florida, Itata
- Made into Cerruco, Verso, Reptiliano & Tinto ni Tanto by Viñas Ineditàs
Huardo
- Planted in 1950
- Cinsault
- 1 hectare
- Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into Héroes del vino & Tenaz by Miguel Torres Chile
La Puntita
- Planted in 1960
- Cinsault
- 0.58 hectares
- Guarilhue, Itata
- Made into Pipeño Tinto by A los Viñateros Bravos
La Aguada
- Planted in 1960
- País, Cinsault
- 2 hectares País, 5.5 hectares Cinsault
- Magdalena alto, Guarilihue, Itata
- Made into La Causa by Miguel Torres Chile
Antuca
- Planted in 1962
- Moscatel and a field blend of white Criolla varieties
- 2.4 hectares
- Sector El Canelo, Guarilhue, Itata
- Made into Pipeño Blanco by A los Viñateros Bravos
Old vines in Bio Bio
Santa Juana
- Planted over 200 years ago
- País
- > 1 hectares
- Santa Juana, Bio Bio
- Made into Roberto Henriquez Pipeño
Millapoa
- Planted before 1871
- País
- 4 hectares
- Nacimiento, Bio Bio
- Made into Torres País
San Roke
- Planted in 1890
- Malbec, Cinsault
- 0.7 hectares
- San Rosendo, Bio Bio
- Made into Perseguidor and Tartufo by Viñas Ineditàs
Hijuela doña Felicinda
- Planted in 1900
- País
- 1 hectare
- Millapoa-Diuquin, Nacimiento, Bio Bio
- Made into Glup País
Old vines in Argentina
Old vines in Northern Argentina: Cafayate
Finca Las Mercedes, Cuartel 27
- Planted in 1892
- Criolla Chica (País)
- 1.4 hectares
- Cafayate, Salta
- Made into Old Vines Criolla by Bodega El Esteco
Finca Las Mercedes, Cuartel 15
- Planted in 1945
- Torrontés Riojano
- 2.24 hectares
- Cafayate, Salta
- Made into Old Vines Torrontés by Bodega El Esteco
Finca Las Mercedes, Cuartel 31
- Planted in 1946
- Malbec
- 1.19 hectares
- Cafayate, Salta
- Made into Old Vines Malbec by Bodega El Esteco
Finca Las Mercedes, Cuartel 25
- Planted in 1947
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1.9 hectares
- Cafayate, Salta
- Made into Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon by Bodega El Esteco
Old vines in Mendoza
Zingaretti Estate
- Planted before 1930
- Malbec
- 9 hectares
- Villa Bastias, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza
- Made into Viña Cobos Bramare Zingaretti Malbec
Marchiori Estate
- Planted in 1950, with further blocks planted until 1970
- Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon
- 20 hectares
- Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
- Made into Viña Cobos Bramare Marchiori Malbec and Bramare Marchiori Cabernet Sauvignon
La Consulta 1955 Estate
- Planted in 1955
- Malbec
- 2 hectares
- La Consulta, San Carlos, Uco
- Made into Tinto Negro 1955 Malbec
Old vines in Bolivia
Cepa de Oro
- Planted over 200 years ago
- Vischoqueña, Negra Criolla, Moscatel de Alejandría
- > 2 hectares
- Cinti Valley, Bolivia
- Made into Cepa de Oro wines
Learn more about South America’s old vines in our Terroir Talks & winemaker interviews:
- Old vine Malbec with Andrés Vignoni of Viña Cobos
- Old vines in Maule with Christian Sepulvida of Bouchon
- Old vine Cinsault and old vines of Itata with Leo Erazo of A los Viñateros Bravos
