Agrícola Macatho - Cuchufli
Agrícola Macatho is the winery project of Macarena del Río and Thomas Payrare, who started making wine together in 2016 near their home in Chillán in Chile’s Itata Valley. Their story embodies the entanglement of France and Chile in one chapter of the history of Chilean natural wine. Maca was born and raised in Chile by a French mother in a household where wine was always a presence; she studied Agronomy in Valparaíso and the Maule valley, then went to France to learn oenology at the prestigious University of Bordeaux. Thomas was born in France and came to Chile while working at a bank; he ended up moving in with Louis-Antoine Luyt, another Frenchman who was then just beginning his path towards making natural wine in Chile.
Cuchufli is 60% País from the 150+-year-old Pilen Alto vineyard near Cauquenes in the Maule valley on clay loam soils; 40% Moscatel from vines planted in 1900 near Ranquil granitic soils. Fermented separately, with each portion having roughly 20 days of skin contact.
A fresh and juicy taste of the País varietal in a delicious blend with Moscatel giving it a light cherry color with aromas of wildflowers, and on the palate sweet and sour layers of tart cherry, ripe strawberry, with citrus and peppery notes. Best to drink a little chilled.
Pair it with roast chicken, BBQ pork and tomato dishes.
Region: Itata, Chile
Grape: 60% País, 40% Moscatel
Vintage: 2021
750 ml
Agrícola Macatho is the winery project of Macarena del Río and Thomas Payrare, who started making wine together in 2016 near their home in Chillán in Chile’s Itata Valley. Their story embodies the entanglement of France and Chile in one chapter of the history of Chilean natural wine. Maca was born and raised in Chile by a French mother in a household where wine was always a presence; she studied Agronomy in Valparaíso and the Maule valley, then went to France to learn oenology at the prestigious University of Bordeaux. Thomas was born in France and came to Chile while working at a bank; he ended up moving in with Louis-Antoine Luyt, another Frenchman who was then just beginning his path towards making natural wine in Chile.
Cuchufli is 60% País from the 150+-year-old Pilen Alto vineyard near Cauquenes in the Maule valley on clay loam soils; 40% Moscatel from vines planted in 1900 near Ranquil granitic soils. Fermented separately, with each portion having roughly 20 days of skin contact.
A fresh and juicy taste of the País varietal in a delicious blend with Moscatel giving it a light cherry color with aromas of wildflowers, and on the palate sweet and sour layers of tart cherry, ripe strawberry, with citrus and peppery notes. Best to drink a little chilled.
Pair it with roast chicken, BBQ pork and tomato dishes.
Region: Itata, Chile
Grape: 60% País, 40% Moscatel
Vintage: 2021
750 ml
Agrícola Macatho is the winery project of Macarena del Río and Thomas Payrare, who started making wine together in 2016 near their home in Chillán in Chile’s Itata Valley. Their story embodies the entanglement of France and Chile in one chapter of the history of Chilean natural wine. Maca was born and raised in Chile by a French mother in a household where wine was always a presence; she studied Agronomy in Valparaíso and the Maule valley, then went to France to learn oenology at the prestigious University of Bordeaux. Thomas was born in France and came to Chile while working at a bank; he ended up moving in with Louis-Antoine Luyt, another Frenchman who was then just beginning his path towards making natural wine in Chile.
Cuchufli is 60% País from the 150+-year-old Pilen Alto vineyard near Cauquenes in the Maule valley on clay loam soils; 40% Moscatel from vines planted in 1900 near Ranquil granitic soils. Fermented separately, with each portion having roughly 20 days of skin contact.
A fresh and juicy taste of the País varietal in a delicious blend with Moscatel giving it a light cherry color with aromas of wildflowers, and on the palate sweet and sour layers of tart cherry, ripe strawberry, with citrus and peppery notes. Best to drink a little chilled.
Pair it with roast chicken, BBQ pork and tomato dishes.
Region: Itata, Chile
Grape: 60% País, 40% Moscatel
Vintage: 2021
750 ml