Calcu

About the Winery

Calcu seeks to rediscover the Colchagua Valley from an exceptional vineyard source, Marchigüe, with elegant and fruit-forward single-vineyard wines. The Marchigüe vineyards are planted along rolling coastal hills, southwest of Santiago and only 15 miles from the Pacific coast. The ocean breezes help keep temperatures moderate during the growing season and the soils are granitic with clay content, conditions that are important to develop character and structure.
The winemaking team is led by Ricardo Rivadeneira Hurtado and Rodrigo Romero, whose experience and passion for quality allows them to develop unique wines that reflect the best of the Colchagua Valley.

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The Wines

Calcu Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon / SRP: $15.00
Refreshing and crisp, with hints of green apple, ripe pears, pineapple and tropical citrus, this Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon blend is produced with fruit from the foothills of the Andes Mountains. This wine will pair well with seafood, poultry and soft goat cheese.

Calcu Gran Reserva Rosé / SRP: $15.00
The Rivadeniera family has always enjoyed drinking quality rosés at home. Recently, the winemakers have created their own magical rosé made from 90% Malbec and 10% Petit Verdot. Floral with subtle notes of grapefruit and spice. The palate is clean, crisp and well balanced with hints of cherry and wild strawberry. It is a versatile wine that pairs equally well with goat cheese, seafood, grilled chicken and delicately seasoned Asian dishes. Rosés are best enjoyed young, and South American Rosés are the freshest on the market.

Calcu  Gran Reserva Malbec / SRP: $16.00
Juicy and well balanced, this food-friendly Malbec has excellent natural acidity and soft, sweet tannins. Barrel aging gives it complexity and elegance. Pair with chicken, grilled chops or salmon.

Calcu Gran Reserva Cabernet Franc / SRP: $16.00
The Cabernet Franc blends red fruit aromas with spicy touches of dark chocolate finishing with smooth, silky tannins. Pairs well with grilled food and tomato-based pasta. The grapes for this wine are 100% Cabernet Franc and come from a vineyard block planted in a privileged location between the Chimbarongo Creek and the Tinguiririca River on the Maquis Estate, in the heart of the Colchagua Valley.

Calcu Gran Reserva Carmenere / SRP: $16.00
The wine is made from 100% Carmenere grapes grown between the Chimbarongo Creek and the Tinguiririca River on the Maquis Estate in central Colchagua Valley. The vineyard block’s two-meter-deep, well-drained alluvial soil contains gravel, contributing to a wine that has pronounced spice and black fruit aromas and velvety, bright tannins. This is a silky Carmenere, with flavors of blackberry, cinnamon and rosemary.

Calcu Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon / SRP: $16.00
This rich, velvety wine is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 3% Carménère and 2% Petit Verdot. The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes come from a block located at the foothills of the Andes at an altitude of 500 meters–one of the highest in altitude and closest in proximity to the Andes in the Colchagua Valley. The soil is deep, alluvial and well drained because of the stoney and gravelly composition. The Carménère and Petit Verdot come from the Maquis estate in the central part of Colchagua Valley. Twenty percent of the blend was aged for 9 months in third-use French oak barrels while the rest remains in stainless steel tanks.

Upper-end Calcu

Calcu Fotem Cabernet Sauvignon / SRP: $55.00
The grapes come from vineyards in the Ramadilla Estate in the rolling hills of Marchigüe, where ocean breezes from the Pacific Ocean permeate the vines during day and night, helping to moderate the temperatures in the growing season and favoring low yields, good concentration and fresh fruit. Calcu Fotem is an expressive wine, where the aromas of crunchy black cherries and red plums stand out. Elegant body and texture, with a lot of character and depth, and a fresh, fruity and persistent finish.

Calcu FUTA Cabernet Sauvignon / SRP: $70.00
Futa means “big and magnificent” in Mapudungún, the indigenous Chilean Mapuche language. This wine brings together the determination of the Hurtado family and the talent of Eric Boissenot to achieve a World class Cabernet Sauvignon, with a style marked by its freshness and elegance. The grapes were harvested from the finest vineyards owned by the Hurtado family on their Marchigue Estate and the winemaking process preserved the full glory and majesty of the Terroir.