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Escaleras de Empedrado pinot noir from Miguel Torres in Chile
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Miguel Torres Escaleras de Empedrado Pinot Noir

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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This Pinot Noir from vines planted on schist terraces brings a whole new face to Maule. With a few years in bottle before release, this Pinot Noir shows more evolved tertiary notes of stewed red berries and leather but ultimately it’s a savoury, mineral wine with graphite and grip on the finish. The early vintages are promising, and I’m sure there’s a lot more to come from this special site.

 

More about the winery

Miguel Torres Chile winery is based in the heart of Curicó, a region which the Spanish vigneron came to in 1979. The Miguel Torres winery has been revolutionary in Chile for many reasons. Bringing the first stainless steel tanks with temperature control and the first French barrels to Chile in the 80s, it was ahead of its time then and continues to innovate today. In particular, Miguel Torres Chile has helped lead the renaissance of Chile’s ancient País variety.

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escaleras de empedrado vineyard in coastal maule, interview with winemaker Eduardo Jordan of Miguel Torres
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Exploring Miguel Torres’ Escaleras de Empedrado in Maule

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

Escaleras de Empedrado is one of the most unique vineyards in Maule: planted on steep slate slopes just 21km from the ocean. We talked with Eduardo Jordan, winemaker at Miguel Torres, all about this exceptional vineyard and terroir which is one of the most extreme vineyards in Chile.

Originally the vineyard was planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha and Cariñena, but after years of experimentation it was replanted with Pinot Noir. So cool is the coastal climate, that it suits this early ripening variety best. We also taste the recent vintages of Escaleras de Empedrado Pinot Noir to give you the full lowdown on this iconic wine in Chile.

 

About Miguel Torres Escaleras de Empedrado vineyard in coastal Maule

 

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Eduardo, we are here in the incredible Escaleras de Empedrado vineyard of Torres which has to be pretty unique in the world and definitely quite unique here in Chile. Can you tell us all about this vineyard?

We are located here in Empedrado, which is a coastal area. We are very close to the sea, in coastal Maule, 21km away from the sea. We have incredible soils here, there aren’t too many places with this kind of soil. It is pizarra or slate. This type of soil and rocks give wines some special characteristics in the nose and mouth, the wines have a more mineral profile.

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