Maule Valley, 170 m above sea level. The climate is temperate with a six-month dry
season and an annual rainfall of 700 mm. Sandy-clay loam soil with a presence of
granite throughout the prole. High temperatures during the ripening period are
modied by cool breezes from the Pacic Ocean. Cauquenes is located in the Maule
Valley (36º 08’41’’S), 175 m above sea level, and the high temperatures are modied
by cool breezes from the Pacic Ocean. The soil is deep red clay loam.

Lontué, Curicó Valley (35º 08’01’’S), 241 m above sea level. The climate is
temperate with a six-month dry season and an annual rainfall of 720 mm,
concentrated between April and September. The loam soil is low in fertility and has a
deep bed of river stones, which ensures excellent drainage.

Maipo Valley (33º 32’25’’ S), 405 m above sea level. The climate is temperate-to-hot
with a nine-month dry season and an annual rainfall of 260 mm. Temperatures are
hot during the day, cold at night, and inuenced by coastal breezes. The soils are
deep alluvial piedmont with good drainage.

The grapes were handpicked using 15-kg trays and 400-kg bins. Upon reception at
the winery, the bunches were destemmed but not crushed. The whole berries
underwent a six-day cold maceration at 14ºC prior to fermentation using native and
selected yeasts in small tanks ranging from 1,000 L (T bins) to 10,000 L, followed by a
15-day post-fermentation maceration at 25ºC. Malolactic fermentation took place
spontaneously in barrels.