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Álvaro
Espinoza is one of the finest winemakers in South America today,
as well as one of the foremost biodynamic winemakers in the
world. His celebrated wine Antiyal is often referred to as Chile’s
first “garage wine.” Antiyal produces fewer than 400 cases of
wine a year in the sleepy Maipo Valley town of Alta Jahuel.
Antiyal—a Mapuche word that means “sons of the sun”—
is a homegrown project of Álvaro Espinoza, one of Chile’s
leading winemakers. It’s so homegrown that the one-acre
vineyard around Espinoza’s house supplies some of the
wine's biodynamic grapes. That site contributes the Cabernet
Sauvignon to the plummy, smoky, herb-accented Antiyal blend;
the Syrah and Carmenère come from two other Maipo vineyards.
The talented Espinoza also produces Kuyen, which he refers to
as his “baby Antiyal.” Kuyen, which means “moon”
in the Chilean native language Mapuche, is made by Espinoza
and his wife Marina on their small estate in the Maipo Valley.
It is a wine made to honor “the ancient traditions and
cosmic vision of the people of the earth.”
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2005
Antiyal
Among
the very best wines being produced in South America, a “garage
wine” from the celebrated Chilean winemaker Álvaro
Espinoza. Made with an organic blend of Carmenère (50%),
Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), and Syrah (10%). Aged
in French barrels for twelve months,
then cellared in the bottle for six months. The
Wine Spectator described the 2001 vintage as having “grip,
muscle and distinctive Chilean terroir,” earning it 92
points. It
has been a Wine Spectator favorite ever since, earning 90+ points
for every vintage.
Suggested
Retail: $55.00
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2005
Kuyen
This is a 55% Syrah, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Carmenere
blend made with grapes from the Maipo Valley. Kuyen’s
grapes are organically grown, which Espinoza believes gives
his fruit a superior expression of terroir. The Kuyen
blend is aged in French oak barrels, then bottled and aged an
additional six months in the cellar prior to release. Fewer
than 500 cases were produced in its inaugural release. The
2003 vintage received 90 points from Wine Spectator.
Suggested
Retail: $30.00 |
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