The Aresti family started growing grapes in Curicó valley in 1951 but it took them almost 50 years to start making their own wine. Today the second generation, the founder Vincente Aresti’s daughters Begoña and Ana María Aresti, run the show.
The Aresti winery and its vineyards remain in Curicó where they have four different vineyard sites and produce a wide range of wines from rich Bordeaux blends to fresh Semillón.
Juan Alejandro Jofre made the switch from working for a winery to working for himself when his style got a bit too daring for his employers. Now you can taste Jofre’s uncompromised wines from his own small production which boasts a small, but select, portfolio of early harvest wines which he fondly calls ‘Cold Wines of the Year’. Jofre prefers to pick early, and so you can expect high acidity and learner aromas. The picking dates are so important to his philosophy, you’ll find most of them on the bottle!
Producing wines in Curico, Juan Alejandro Jofre is bucking the trend of the fatter, riper wines that come from the region and proving that you can make a different style here. Jofre’s wines are not for everyone, but then again he doesn’t want to make them that way. If you like fresh acidity, and want to try a different style from Chile – this is the way to go.