Volcanes Tectonia Blend

Region

One of Chile’s largest wine regions, Central Valley stretches for almost 250 miles, from just south of Santiago to the southern end of the Maule Valley. Covering many different terroirs, it produces a range of different styles, largely from international varietals (in addition to Carmenere). However, recently there has also been more exploration of the potential of cool-climate areas of the Valley for more aromatic varietals.

Producer

Bodegas Volcanes de Chile was founded in 2009 with a single mission: to create wine from grapes grown in Chile’s distinctive volcanic soils. Head

Winemaker

Pilar Diaz describes their philosophy as ‘To produce wines which reflect this unique and carefully studied origin and display the purity of the grape varietals without excessive use of oak.

For us the volcanic character is an attribute which makes our wines more vibrant and richer with greater complexity in aromas and on the palate.’ Chile has over 2,900 volcanoes meaning that this bodega sources from vineyards across the country. Each grower produces grapes that uniquely reflect their own terroir, giving winemakers an enviable range of options to choose from.

Viticulture

In the Rapel valley (Cachapoal), Almahue area, the Grenache vines have been planted on steep slopes composed of volcanic rocks, andesitic and basaltic lava, pyroclastic rocks and breccia, interstratified with sedimentary rock of marine origin. This is a very warm area, ideal for this type of variety with its structured tannins, fostering highly concentrated and perfectly ripe grapes. The plots...