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Miguel Torres Escaleras de Empedrado Pinot Noir

by Amanda Barnes September 3, 2022

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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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September 3, 2022 0 comment

Amanda Barnes interviews Eduardo Jordan, winemaker at Miguel Torres winery, championing growers in ITata and southern Chile and making sustainable wines

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Championing growers & sustainability: Miguel Torres Titanes del Vino

by Amanda Barnes July 15, 2022

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Chile has a wealth of old vines, and most of them are cared for by small growers. If we don’t value those growers, we run a very high risk of losing these old vines. Caring for old vines is backbreaking work, and often for very little acknowledgement. Those concerns are what is behind the ethos of Miguel Torres new range of sustainable wines, Titanes del Vino, as winemaker Eduardo Jordan explains in this interview.

Celebrating the growers, or wine titans and heroes, is what this line is all about. The first wine to be launched is Tenaz. Tenaz is a wine made from old vines of Cinsault from the vineyard of Jose Miguel Castillo, a grower in Itata. Jose Miguel is pictured on the label and celebrated for his tenacity in caring for these old vines.

The wines are not only a celebration of the growers and their exceptional old vines, but they are economically sustainable as each grower is paid a fair price (Torres is also certified Fairtrade) as well as a commission on each bottle of wine sold.

The wine is also delicious… fresh and crunchy with notes of wild herbs, spices and black forest fruit.

The story behind Miguel Torres’ Titanes del Vino line with winemaker Eduardo Jordan

July 15, 2022 0 comment

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 April 30, 2022

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.

April 30, 2022 0 comment