Old Vine Pale
Truquilemu Vineyard
Cariñena Mataró
Empedrado – Maule Valley
2016 – Lot 63
“Deep lurid pink. Fresh raspberry, blood orange and candied rose on the expressive nose. Pliant and seamless in texture, offering intense red fruit and floral pastille flavours that are lifted and braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Puts on weight with air while maintaining urgency, and finishes sappy and very long, showing excellent focus and lingering raspberry character. I’d consider this suave, insanely easy-to-drink wine as more “light red” than “rosé.” – JR
8 Barrels Cariñena 1 Barrel Mataró
2521 bottles filled – Nov 2016
Acidity (g / l) 6,73
pH 3,1
Residual Sugar (g / l) 2,8
Alcohol (% vol) 13,1
In a Nutshell
- 1 of 11 wines from single parcels
- Grower / partner Orellana family
- Ancestral farming cultivating vineyard by hand and horse
- Truquilemu is perhaps the freshest corner of The Maule Secano where reds just manage to ripen. This light red is cut earlier than the regular Truquilemu Vineyard.
- Truquilemu Vineyard is found on the Coastal Range of mountains (much older and slower to cool than the Andes) Soils are granitic and sub-soils have cracked granite that allow roots to get deep into cracks.
The Vintage:
We removed the Garnacha from Old Vine Pale this year because the wine without out quite simply harked back to the 2o12 vintage when we first bottled an Old Vine Pale. Thus the 2o16 is austere and complex—a year for the die-hards and or those who simply want to get hungry.
The Vineyard
It is hard to imagine someone having the patience and financial where with all to plant a red vineyard in this part of Empedrado. (It is simply so cool many years) It must have taken forever for these vineyards to have come into their own. Thank god someone had the foresight to be patient all those years ago whilst the vineyard could grow old.
The Making :
- Ancestral farming by hand and horse
- Naturally fermented with native yeasts
- Fermented without skins in two parts: part of the blend pressed out like a white and part made as a red without skins.
- Aged in barrels over ONE winter— barrels third use or more.
- Yeasts native (we add Truquilemu wine from the previous vintage to a pie de cuba)
- No temp control (besides opening closing windows) open tank, no nada
- Pinch of sulphites after Winter has passed whether malolactic has finished or not.
Barrel Ageing:
- Aged in barrels over one winter— barrels third use or more.
Tasting & Critics Notes
Vinous – Antonio Galloni, Feb 2017
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Carignan & Mataró 2016 – Lot # 63 – 91 Pts
(aged in neutral French oak barrels for three months; pH 3.2) Deep lurid pink. Fresh raspberry, blood orange and candied rose on the expressive nose. Pliant and seamless in texture, offering intense red fruit and floral pastille flavours that are lifted and braced by a spine of juicy acidity. Puts on weight with air while maintaining urgency, and finishes sappy and very long, showing excellent focus and lingering raspberry character. I’d consider this suave, insanely easy-to-drink wine as more “light red” than “rosé.” Drink 2018 – 2023 Josh Raynolds
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate # 23o
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Carignan & Mataró 2016 – Lot # 63 – 90 Pts
One of nine single vineyard bottlings from Garage Wine Co, the 2016 Old Vine Pale is a rosé sourced from Truquilemu, Empedrado in the Maule Valley. It is a blend of mostly Carignan and a little Mataró (Monastrell or Mourvedre) from the vines of the Orellana family who follow ancestral farming traditions, cultivating everything by hand and horse. Derek Mossman considers Truquilemu the freshest corner of dry-farmed Maule where reds just manage to ripen. It’s not clear if this is a rosé or a pale red, he now tells me this is a pale red intended to be chilled. 2016 is an austere year, and the wine is 13.1% alcohol with a low pH (3.1) and remarkable acidity. It aged in barrel for one winter. Light, spicy and musky. They have changed the style by taking Garnacha out and making it more austere, removing the sensation of sweetness. This is marked Lot #63. There were seven barrels of Carignan and one of Mataró, so some 2,200 bottles in total. It was bottled in November 2016. I also tasted the first version of this wine, from 2012, and it was still very much alive.
Notes upon past vintages of the same parcel
James Suckling . com
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Carignan & Mataró 2015 – Lot # 53 – 91 Pts
This is the best rosé in Chile? Full body, with lots of cherry, watermelon and lemon character. Bright acidity. Some phenolics. So delicious – and serious. A blend of Cariñena and Monastrell.
Pictures of this vineyard taken over the past few years:
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Posted withregram • garagewineco Cheers Vignadores gracias para el saludo: “Porque en Vigno estamos orgullosos de los logros de nuestros Vignadores, destacamos con mucho orgullo los 99 y 98 puntos obtenidos en Robert Parker Wine Advocate por nuestros amigos de garagewineco quienes recibieron este reconocimiento por su Vigno 2018 y Vigno 2019 respectivamente.
En palabras de su enóloga y co-propietaria, Pilar Miranda: “Fue asombroso desde el primer momento, lo primero que pensé fue: Somos unos rock stars. Después empecé a mirar para atrás, a repasar la historia de Garage, en estos 20 años de vida y dedicación al proyecto. Cumplimos exactamente 20 años, este año, como un proyecto sólido, consistente, que va más allá de los 99 puntos de ahora, sino también de todos los otros buenos puntajes que hemos tenido. Estamos felices de que sea ese el mensaje, solidez en todos nuestros vinos, de cara a los clientes”, reconoce.
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After republishing other’s posts the team at Garage would like to share our own post of the latest Robert Parker Wine Advocate @wine_advocate report by @luisgutierrezsd
We like to think this is not just about our Garage team, but rather about the Maule & Itata and about the old vines, and about 15 years hard work elbow to elbow with small farmers (forgotten in scheme of modern wine) who have a viticulture centuries old based upon balance and longevity, and their inclusion.
It’s about Chile having two mountain ranges not one — and the one on the coast: the Coastal Range in this instance taking top honours. (Yes — it is another whole range of mountains, much older, full of decomposing granite and . . . )
And yes in ‘enfant terrible speak’ it is about small wine - small by design / on purpose. Land vs brand. A special shout out to our co-conspirators in other small cellars who have taken honours in this report.
Después de repostear los posts de otros, el equipo de Garage quiere compartir nuestro propio post del último informe de Robert Parker Wine Advocate @wine_advocate escrito por @luisgutierrezsd
Nos gusta pensar que no se trata sólo de nuestro equipo de Garage, sino más bien del Maule e Itata y de las viñas viejas, y de 15 años de duro trabajo codo a codo con los pequeños agricultores (olvidados en el esquema del vino moderno) que tienen una viticultura centenaria basada en el equilibrio y la longevidad, y su inclusión.
Se trata de que Chile tiene dos cordilleras, no una, y la que está en la costa: la Cordillera de la Costa, en este caso, se lleva los máximos honores. (Sí - es otra cordillera entera, mucho más antigua, llena de granito en descomposición y . )
Y sí, en el lenguaje de los "enfant terribles", se trata de un vino pequeño, pequeño a propósito. Tierra frente a marca. Un saludo especial a nuestros co-conspiradores de otras bodegas pequeñas que se han llevado los honores en este informe.
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Getting close to the end of the cutting #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2022
Cariñena en Truqui hoy #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #drinkchile
Jorge Medel working in Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Two great vine-growing minds talking shop between the rows of Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Finishing up the field works for the year with la cruza — rearmando el camíon. (Recreating the column with spongey airy soil) #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcofieldworks #gwco2022 #gwcocover
Hot out this morning as we wait for the breeze of mid-day.
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Harvest in Truquilemu from top of the picking basket #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
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Inspecting a double mugrón with Profe Peña / visita a Truqui viendo mugrones entre otras cosas #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
2012 Truqui with pasta on vacation #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #waxcapsules #waxcapsulesareeasy
Cheers for the tailgate - zoom tasting today fir Chilereport @timatkinmw And thanks to @coravin for making such tastings more practical. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcosyrah #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcocover
Lamb on the barbecue to mark the end of winter fieldcraft #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #drinkchile
Let’s get behind the Old Vine Conference ( see https://www.oldvines.org/ and of the #oldvines movement, #oldvinewinereviews (full disclosure this review happens to be GWCo but let’s not stop there! I won’t!)
Cheers to @sarahabbottmw for including Truquilemu Vineyard !
“ The wine itself is so vibrant, it’s like a coiled panther and what I really love about this wine is how it redefines how Syrah can express itself, it captures that really elegant, high toned aspect of the varietal. It’s so brave and so focused while being floral and at the same time almost dark and fresh-blood-like, it’s so taut, kind of crackling, tight and stoney.” SA MW
Tension over extraction — great for longevity and for old vines. Djmk
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Pilar @singleferments explica mugrones y migró near en Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Máquina / Machine in Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
#Repost garagewineco with make_repost
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Un tremendo saludo al equipo Garage Poda UTI quienes han trabajado para revivir una sección de Pais olvidado en Truqui en estas semanas. De arbustos salvajes se han encontrado la vid viva y cultivado intensivamente como este mugrón para que revive- Ester, Don Hugo, Señora Luz, y Jose son mis héroes esta semana. Todos pensaron que el canadiense rayo sus cables pero si se puede. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard A special salute this evening to our Intensive Care Pruning Team who have worked the impossible and begun to revive a section of vines forgotten neglected and burned and now ... The rest of the troop (no names Cristián) thought I was nuts but the proof is in the pudding. A special to handpickedsweden for their support of Fieldcraft this year. We have only just begun . . . #gwcofieldcraft #gwcofieldworks #gwcofieldcraftbottlings
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The art of layering (crosses, doubles . . . #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
El vino VIGNO GARAGE proviene de Truquilemu, un viñedo que cultivamos a mano y a caballo, con el arduo trabajo de nuestro viñador Cristian Cancino y su yegua Máquina.
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Hecho por Pilar Miranda, co-fundadora y CEO de Garage Wine Co, elaborado con Cariñena y toques de Monastrell y País en el viñedo. Comienza bastante tímido, con el tiempo y aire en la copa salen capas florales, fruta y fineza - ten paciencia.
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Descubando Free-run juice #gwcocrutruquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcowinery
The boys lending a hand in Truquilemu 2012 harvest. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard Today boys helping with filling sample bottles for Zoom tastings - great help indeed. Nuestros chicos ayudando en Truqui Cosecha 2012 (hoy ayudan preparando las catas zoom)
Prepping blends for parcels like Truquilemu - the trick is to have a big table #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Un tremendo saludo al equipo Garage Poda UTI quienes han trabajado para revivir una sección de Pais olvidado en Truqui en estas semanas. De arbustos salvajes se han encontrado la vid viva y cultivado intensivamente como este mugrón para que revive- Ester, Don Hugo, Señora Luz, y Jose son mis héroes esta semana. Todos pensaron que el canadiense rayo sus cables pero si se puede. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard A special salute this evening to our Intensive Care Pruning Team who have worked the impossible and begun to revive a section of vines forgotten neglected and burned and now ... The rest of the troop (no names Cristián) thought I was nuts but the proof is in the pudding. A special to @handpickedsweden for their support of Fieldcraft this year. We have only just begun . . . #gwcofieldcraft #gwcofieldworks #gwcofieldcraftbottlings
Each year end of November one corner blooms in these small white flowers for a couple of weeks #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Old Vine Pale appearing in the trusted hands of @joefattorini by way of @coravin — an older vintage stand up well. An episode dedciated to Rosé wines wineries owned by celebrities but alas . . . (the OVP is up at minute 15 Mom!) Episode 27 | The Wine Show @ HOME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Wo93IC2Q8 #gwcooldvinepale #gwcotruquilemuvineyard @walkerwodehouse
Don Oswaldo on the truck and behind the wheel of our furgon de lujo this year. “Wash your hands / masks on / space yourselves out better please” — he has been a great help keeping people safe over harvest. Truth is almost everyone in the posse is vaccinated and we have kept well to ourselves throughout. Working with farmers off the beaten track who are mostly self sufficient with their own local crops has had its advantages through all of this... #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Old Vine Pale Rosé — the making of There are a few rows of vines that have more vigor. After years of trying to make them red in 2012 we made a pink experiment. This our tenth vintage of Old Vine Pale.It has sold out faste than all other labels pretty much every year. But that doesn’t stop people from trying to ‘help us’ make it differently. #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcooldvinepale #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcocover
The greener bit is where we cut the fruit for our Old Vine Pale Rosé #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcooldvinepale
And so 2022 begins — as a late bloomer I can identify with our farm in Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Don’t just stand there posing Lucho - it’s full. Tanks pressed action recomiences in Truqui.#gwcoharvest2021 #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcocover
Old vine cricket #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Taco en Empedrado #empedrado #empedradochile #muniempedrado #prefieroelmaule Traffic jam in Empedrado #gwcotruquilemuvineyard Don Cristian y René arando la Vega
Last day picking in Truqui this harvest —a lot more work with covid but some atomic fruit we are pleased with... ... besides the Rosé you will all have to wait 3-4 years to taste 👅 #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
This buds for you #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Let’s hope the nights aren’t too cold — cooler zones make for nervous Octobers #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcocover
Gracias @longaviwines @christianssm @edwardsfinewines @lacavadelsommelier @guiadescorchados para armar la cata ayer. Veo más rosado en el futuro! @singleferments #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #truquilemuvineyard
Cariñena or as the French spell it Carignan — Cariñena de la Tierra prometida de Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021
Proa de Cariñena #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcocover
José sacando el cameon en Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #empedrado
Waking Truqui 5 weeks before harvest #gwcotruquilemuvineyard