Tinto de Rulo - Cinsault 2021

Cinsault at its best. Elegant, juicy and smooth on the palate yet full of flavour. Notes of cherry, blueberries and chocolate. Super tasty.

ABOUT TINTO DE RULO

Winemakers: Claudio Contreras, Mauricio Gonzalez & Jaime Pereira.

Tinto de Rulo is the project of three friends who all of the aim of making terroir driven Chilean wines. They are located in the southern region of Bio Bio but also source fruit from near by Itata.

Tinto de Rulo literally translates to ‘Red from Curls’, which doesn’t explain much in English, however in Chile it refers to the way these grapes are grown on old bush vine with no established irrigation through the season, also known as dry farming.

They work closely with small winegrowers, using only grapes from organic vineyards planted over a century ago.

They emulate ancestral techniques for ferments with the use of clay vessels (amphorae) and elevage in very old large format vats called Pipa (made from native Chilean Beechwood) used back in Chile’s early winemaking days.

Hand harvesting and wild yeast fermentation combines with all of the above, delivering wines with edge and a unique character that is giving the South American wine industry a whole new reputation.