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Grafting chenin blanc on old vines of Pais in Huerta de Maule in Chile with Christian Sepulvida, winemaker at Longavi
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Making Longaví Cementerio Chenin Blanc in Maule

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Longaví Cementerio Chenin Blanc is one of the most exciting new ‘old vine’ wines to come out of Chile in recent years. Winemaker Christian Sepúlveda explains why they decided to graft Chenin Blanc onto 100-year-old vines of Pais in their vineyard in Huerta de Maule, steps away from the local cemetary.

In this interview, we ask why old vines of País can have a new lease of life with wines like Longaví Cementerio Chenin Blanc and talk about the general conditions of Maule for winemaking.

 

Longaví Cementerio Chenin Blanc: Grafted on old vines of Pais in Maule with winemaker Christian Sepúlveda

 

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Christian Sepúlveda, winemaker at Longavi and Bouchon Family Wines in Chile, talks about old vines in Maule and Itata
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Old vine Pais in Maule with winemaker Christian Sepúlveda at Bouchon

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Christian Sepúlveda, winemaker at Bouchon Famly Wines, talks about the secrets of viticulture when it comes to working with old vines Pais under dry-farming methods in Maule.

Christian says that of the most important secrets to getting a good maturity is to have happy vines to make sure they’ll give you the best quality. A dry-farmed vineyard can experience a lot of stress, and managing that stress is key to getting balanced acidity and fruit concentration. Amanda Barnes interviews him not only about the age of the vines, but how he knows when these vines are performing their best.

Exploring old vines of Pais with winemaker Christian Sepúlveda in Maule

 

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Massoc Frères Grand País from old vines in Itata in Chile produced by winemaker Francois Massoc
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Massoc Frères Grand País

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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This is Francois Massoc’s ode to País. Making a wine from old vines in Itata, he ages this in barrel for a couple years in order to give País more longevity. The result is delicious, a very noble Pais indeed.

 

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Founded in 2015, Massoc Frères as a project has always been guided by the family’s affection for their Chilean and French roots, their faith in the Itata and Bio Bio valleys, and their desire to produce excellent wines from the old vines of southern Chile.

In 2017, the family bought an old winery located on the slopes of Cerro Cayumanqui, in the municipality of Quillón in Itata and restored it to adapt it to their small-scale winemaking style. All the Massoc Frères wines are made, aged and bottled on the estate.

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almaule wines from Maule made from Pais grapes from old vines
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Almaule – giving soul to País wines from Maule

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

A new association of producers is trying to put Maule’s País wines back on the map through a joint initiative to make juicy, fresh red wines. Almaule, standing for alma (soul) and Maule, was founded by six wineries to make approachable País wines under the same collective label, and help bring it back as the local beverage of choice.

Bouchon Family Wines, Erasmo, Gillmore, Cooperativa Loncomilla, Garage Wine Co and Las Veletas are the six founding wineries of the Almaule movement. Although each winery makes their Almaule wine in their own style, each wine has to follow a certain set of requirements:

  • Grapes all come old bush vines (30+ years)
  • The wine is at least 90% País
  • The wine is focused on being fresh, light, dry and clean
  • The wine has a maximum 12.5% ABV and is dry (less than 5 g/l RS)

The wines also have to be affordable (less than US$15) so that they can be enjoyed by everyone as an everyday wine.

The brand ‘Almaule’ also has to be dominant on the label with the individual producer cited below. This is similar to the requirements for Vigno.

Find out more about Almaule on their website: http://almaule.cl/

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