October, 2010.- San Pedro

Wine Spectator magazine’s expert, James Molesworth, highlighted   our wine Kankana del Elqui, vintage 2007, through this outstanding score, among seven Chilean exponents which he reviewed on the October 6^th issue of the weekly newsletter called Insider. This only-members publication is where this renowned American media releases some advances regarding “the most exciting new wines tasted by the editors”.

According to the expert’s opinion, our wine Kankana del Elqui shows itself as “dark but pure, with a broad range of damson plum, Black Mission fig, Linzer torte and black currant fruit woven seamlessly and backed by alluring iron, bittersweet cocoa and violet notes. A flash of white pepper lengthens the finish”. This score represents a great first step for this wine on an international level, which we are sure, will be soon followed by other big acknowledgements.

September 2010.-

In his review about our wine, James Molesworth, the specialized magazine’s expert, highlighted its “broad, muscular style, with cocoa and black currant paste notes, followed by fleshy fig, loam and tar. Yet stays fresh, with a lingering tobacco note and nice latent grip”.

A new acknowledgement to the terroirs of our line 1865, that adds to the 90 points awarded by Wine Spectator on its May edition to 1865 Limited Edition Syrah 2007 –which also attained 5 stars in English magazine Decanter, in June–, and also is added to the 90 points scored by 1865 Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009 on Wine Enthusiast Magazine, in July.

April of 2010.-

The American magazine published a special about Chile, which prestigious wine writer, James Molesworth, entitled “Chile cools off” and where he relates the positive turn of this country towards discovering the cool valleys and their magnificent results with fine wines. Once again, on this review, the Elqui Valley is the star and within this context,   San Pedro is one of the wineries that caught his attention greatly.

Molesworth highlighted our wine 1865 Limited Edition Syrah Elqui Valley 2007, awarding it 90 points, and qualifying it as an outstanding Syrah, crafted from the winery’s cool-climate Elqui vineyards. “…the debut release for one of the new projects under Marco Puyo’s guidance, offers the grape’s typical roasted plum and blackberry fruit, spiked with white pepper and violet hints and a long, rangy finish”, states the expert.

A new recognition from a world-famous critic to our projects at the Elqui Valley, an origin which –be aware!– will very soon come up again with other striking news.

April 2010.-

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The article appears right after Puyo met the American wine writer during a Winemaker’s tour to New York last week, focusing on Marco’s and San Pedro’s ongoing projects progress, the company’s continued focus in Premium wines and to show JM the new releases of 1865 Single Vineyard and Cabo de Hornos.

About a year ago, Molesworth also wrote a note in his blog after meeting with the winemaker, entitled “A sit down with Chile’s Marco Puyo”, where he expressed positive expectations for his work and new plans in San Pedro.

In his new post, entitled “Marco Puyo: Leading the way in Chile’s Elqui Valley”, Molesworth speaks about the new VSPT Wine Group, Marco’s projects in this Northern Chilean valley and mentions him as one of the Chilean winemakers who caught his attention six years ago, during his first visit to the country, and who has become one of the Wine leaders to the industry.

“This is another project –writes the expert– in a recent trend (…of) wineries that are pushing the viticultural boundaries of Chile, aiming for higher acid, more elegant expressions of wine (…) It’s a trend that’s helped push Chile to greater heights with its wines in recent vintages. It’s a trend I’d like to see continue”, says Molesworth.

It’s the second time Molesworth states San Pedro’s leadership in Elqui. The Wine Spectator’s May 31st edition included his special on Chile, in which he named the 2008 Castillo de Molina Sauvignon Blanc from Elqui among the most interesting examples of Chilean whites, and commented that “Viña San Pedro has the lead in developing vineyards here (the Elqui Valley), notably for Sauvignon Blanc”.

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