Old Vine Field Blend, Garage Wine Company
Cauquenes, Maule Valley, Chile
Solera Red
This is a Chilean field blend with old-vine soul, wild fruit and a beautifully savoury edge. Made solera-style from Cariñena, Garnacha, Monastrell, Cinsault and País, it opens with redcurrant, blackcurrant, plum and rose petal, before pipe tobacco, dried herbs, baking spice, leather and turned earth begin to gather.
The palate is bright, textured and full of movement, with juicy red and blue fruit, fine tannins and a smoky, gently rustic finish. There is polish here, but also that unmistakable Garage Wine Company feeling: handmade, old-vine, dry-farmed and quietly rebellious.
For when you want a red with character, freshness and a proper story in the glass.
Pairs with grilled lamb, pork belly, roast chicken, charcuterie, lentils, smoky aubergine, mushroom tacos, or pizza with roasted peppers.
If this wine were… a secret, it would be passed across a Maule table at dusk, full of red fruit, old barrels, warm earth and something worth listening to.
Garage Wine Company began quite literally in Pilar and Derek’s garage, before growing into one of Chile’s most respected small-scale producers. Working with old, dry-farmed vineyards and small growers across Maule and Itata, the team focuses on native yeasts, manual punch downs, small lots and basket pressing. Their wines are rooted in community, regenerative farming and the revival of Chile’s old-vine heritage.
Whats in the bottle
Red Field Blend of Cariñena, Garnacha, Monastrell, Cinsault, País
Notable Awards
93 Points, Alistair Cooper MW