Old Vine Pale
Carignan-Mataró
2o19 – Lot 93
“the first glass of a long lunch”
Alcohol: 13.2
pH 3,08
Acidez: 6,43
Azúcar residual: 1,4
3158 bottles filled in January 2020
11 barrels Carignan & 1 barrel Mataró
The Vineyard:
– 75+ years old
– 7 rows at one end of the Truquilemu vineyard with access to more water and thus more vigorous vines
– granitic soils / sub-soils have cracked granite that allow roots to drink deep down
– 1,5 – 2 kg per plant /about 1500 plants
– on the Coastal Range of mountains (not the Andes) much older and more importantly much slower to cool than the Andes ie crystals granite quartz …
In a nutshell :
- “the first glass of a long Chilean lunch”
- 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 V. red
- We manage this vineyard ourselves (no grower partner)
- Ancestral farming cultivating vineyard by hand and horse
the Vintage:. 2019 is somewhat austere in the spirit of the original / first 2012 vintage and we like this very much.
D.O. : Truquilemu / Empedrado / Maule Valley (Secano Interior)
Variety: Carignan with a smidgen of Mataró.
The Rows:
After 2-3 years trying to prune and treat these rows of bushes to make red wine we realised that the fruit in this section was another animal – so we made another kind of wine. (see story)
Elaboration:
- 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 like a red without skins.
- Yeasts native (we add Truquilemu wine from previous vintage to a pie de cuba)
Elevage:
- Aged in barrels over one winter— barrels fourth use or more.
How many lots of this wine are there? Just one each year.
Previous Truquilemu Vineyard bottlings:
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 83 – 2018
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 73 – 2017
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 63 – 2016
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 53 – 2015
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 41 – 2014
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 38 – 2013
- Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Lot 33 – 2012
The 93rd wine we have bottled produced since 2001 and thus it is marked Lot # 93
T a s t i n g N o t e s
House note:
A cheeky chilled red with a very tasty palate: vivid notes of pomegranate, cranberries, wild strawberries and citrus with herbs– that literally makes you hunger for food. Oily on the palate with crunchy berries and linear acidity to match mid-weight phenolics. Delicious and serious. A light red for chilling not a rosé—full stop.
Note : this wine by the glass will make the most macho of men break down and sing the praises of pink. Put it by the glass and/or offer a taste and soon you will have everyone pointing at the bottle to ask: What else do you have by these people?
Flexible food match / try with sea urchins / foie gras / rich fish like salmon / sushi / Thai food with or without heat . . .
Ageability
This wine is not for the terrace of summer. We initially released it in the Fall just when the lousy rosés get put away.
The 2019 vintage is crisp and austere made to be imbibed during its first few years. We do have bottles of the early vintages and perhaps due to the wines tremendous acidity (3,o pH) it not keeps it freshness, but it develops complexity and pleasantly surprises.
Perspective: we opened 2012 last year and it was a delight still fresh yet with a complexity that was sublime. (words of Luis Gutierrez not mine)
Best drinking
2020-2023
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C r i t i c s´ N o t e s
James Suckling . com
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Carignan & Mataró 2018 – Lot # 83 – 93 Pts
Vivid notes of pomegranate, cranberries, wild strawberries and citrus with herbs. Very oily on the palate with crunchy berries and linear acidity to match weighty phenolics. More like a light red than a rosé. Drink now.
Descorchados 2019 Patricio Tapia
Old Vine Pale Rosé 2017 Best Rosé (red for chilling!) from Chile (2nd yr running)?93 pts Patricio Tapia
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate # 247 Luis Gutierez
Old Vine Pale, Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado, Carignan & Mataró 2018 – Lot # 83 – 92+ Pts
I went crazy for the 2018 Old Vine Pale, an unusual rosé (or light red) that is a blend of mostly Carignan and a bit of Mataró (Monastrell) from the more vigorous rows in the Truquilemu vineyard. It has a savory nose with some medicinal and balsamic undertones, wild berries, plants and flowers. The palate is explosive with focused and sharp flavors, clean, long and with an almost salty finish that made me salivate. No wonder, as it has 12.6% alcohol and a pH of 3.05, lower than most whites! This is a really gastronomical light wine. There were 11 barrels of Carignan and one of Mataró that aged over one winter in the cellar. It is delicious and serious. I’d love to see this in another five years, because I’m sure it’s going to age beautifully. 3,158 bottles were filled in October 2018. This was the 83rd wine they have bottled since 2001 and it is marked Lot # 83.
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate # 239
Old Vine Pale, Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado, Carignan & Mataró 2017 – Lot # 73 – 91 Pts
The 2017 Old Vine Pale is a bit of a geeky rosé/chilled red, perhaps a little more austere than in the previous year, from the same origin. It has a very tasty palate that literally makes you hungry for food. This has to be the best version of this unusual wine to date, which is especially remarkable given the conditions of the 2017 vintage. It has moderate alcohol and high acidity, which got me salivating… This was produced from 11 barrels of Carignan and one of Mataró. 3,518 bottles were filled in October 2017. Drink 2018 – 2023 Luis Gutierrez
Descorchados 2018 Patricio Tapia
Old Vine Pale 2016 Best Rosé from Chile
Dominado por una acidez deliciosa, este tinto se mueve con nervio por la boca, como su tuviera su propia luz. Delicioso. 93 pts Patricio Tapia
Vinous – Antonio Galloni, Feb 2017
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Maule Valley Carignan & Mataró Field-blend 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 flavors 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
James Suckling . com
Old Vine Pale Truquilemu Vineyard Empedrado Carignan & Mataró 2015 – Lot # 53 – 91 Pts
Is this 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 carignan, garnacha and monastrell.
Pictures of this vineyard taken over the past few years:
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#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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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.
#vigno #vignadoresdecarignan #cariñena #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2018 #gwcoharvest2019
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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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.
#gwcoharvest2018
#gwcotruquilemuvineyard
@vignadoresdecarignan
@movichile
@movilatienda
@singleferments #gwcocover
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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Gracias @longaviwines @christianssm @edwardsfinewines @lacavadelsommelier @guiadescorchados para armar la cata ayer. Veo más rosado en el futuro! @singleferments #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #truquilemuvineyard
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
Pilar @singleferments explica mugrones y migró near en Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
And so 2022 begins — as a late bloomer I can identify with our farm in Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Jorge Medel working in Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Two great vine-growing minds talking shop between the rows of Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Let’s hope the nights aren’t too cold — cooler zones make for nervous Octobers #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcocover
Inspecting a double mugrón with Profe Peña / visita a Truqui viendo mugrones entre otras cosas #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Cheers for the tailgate - zoom tasting today fir Chilereport @timatkinmw And thanks to @coravin for making such tastings more practical. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcosyrah #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcocover
Máquina / Machine in Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Lamb on the barbecue to mark the end of winter fieldcraft #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #drinkchile
Here we have a double mugrón or dual layering. With a healthy vital ‘mother’ a rather long umbilical creates not one but two plants / aquí se ve un doble mugrón donde la ‘Mama’ tiene tanta energía que hemos creado dos plantas en lugar de solo uno #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
The art of layering (crosses, doubles . . . #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Descubando Free-run juice #gwcocrutruquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcowinery
Coming soon: Rosé Old Vine Pale #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Prepping blends for parcels like Truquilemu - the trick is to have a big table #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
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)
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
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
Each year end of November one corner blooms in these small white flowers for a couple of weeks #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Taco en Empedrado #empedrado #empedradochile #muniempedrado #prefieroelmaule Traffic jam in Empedrado #gwcotruquilemuvineyard Don Cristian y René arando la Vega
The greener bit is where we cut the fruit for our Old Vine Pale Rosé #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcooldvinepale
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 cricket #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Don’t just stand there posing Lucho - it’s full. Tanks pressed action recomiences in Truqui.#gwcoharvest2021 #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcocover
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
Waking Truqui 5 weeks before harvest #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Cariñena or as the French spell it Carignan — Cariñena de la Tierra prometida de Truquilemu #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021
Proa de Cariñena #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021 #gwcocover
Don Cristian Arando #gwcotruquilemuvineyard
Still prepping USA - todavia preparando EEUU #gwcovigno #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #vignadoresdecarignan #vignadores_de_carignan
José sacando el cameon en Truqui #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #empedrado
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
Whole bunches / racimo entero work but some parcels respond better to stems / raspón being reintroduced. There are wonderful tannins and a certain tension that comes from just the right amount. Different small tanks help us define just how much is enough. These tanks are then put in barrels where we can taste over almost two years to see what we like best before the wine is blended just before bottling. It is like having multiple harvest each year. With tone cofermentation is the answer but only after we get to know the fruit over many years. After a decade in Truqui we have a handle on things seen here. #gwcotruquilemuvineyard #gwcoharvest2021