rev_57

de copas
wine bar
MOVI MOVES
When MOVI made an entrance with its rebellious statement, it was certainly a breath of fresh air in an industry that felt rather
numb. However, that discursive strength failed to translate into a characteristic of wines. Some wine writers called for more
daring and irreverent wines. Yet, as MOVI members would explain, the purpose of the movement is not to make natural, ancient or
extreme wines. Their proposal is simply to make wines on a human scale, where winery owners take part in every step of the value
chain, from growing of the grapes to sales. Under this concept, MOVI wines represent all the diversity of Chilean origins and styles
on a small scale and present themselves with an original, casual, and appealing offer currently divided into three categories: The
New Chile (wines originating in the new borders of Chile’s wine regions); Classic Reloaded (new versions of classic or traditional
wines); Old is the New New (wines that rescue and project our valuable heritage of ancient vines).
THE NEW CHILE
Kingston Cariblanco Sauvignon Blanc 2012
This Sauvignon Blanc from one of the coolest areas in Casablanca is
a wine of great stature and concentration of flavors. With outspoken
citrusy and tropical notes and a grassy side that grants complexity and
freshness, Cariblanco boasts enticing structure and acidity. A ripe but
remarkably fresh and deep wine made with patience, precision, and
ease. “We bottle late and launch late,” says Courtney Kingston.
Peumayén 2010
These producers decided they would make their own wine with the
grapes grown in vineyards planted in 1998 in the Panquehue area, next
to river Aconcagua. A juicy and frugal wine made the artisan way, away
from commercial pressure. They don’t have a winemaker. The family
makes the decisions and participates in the entire process. If they don’t
sell the wine, they just drink it. Life is good.
Starry Night Syrah 2011
This is a small project by the Atabales family in the María Pinto sector,
on the foothills coastal mountain range in the Maipo Valley. Grapes are
sourced from 8 hectares of Syrah and Pinot Noir surrounded by native
woods. Produced with an artisan method, this Syrah boasts surprising
light, juicy, and unconventional fruitiness. Ripe, even liquorous, but well
accomplished.
Trabún 2011
Winemaker Sergio Avendaño never worked for a winery. He devoted his
life to manage the apple grove his family owns in Requinoa and to play
drums. Until he decided to plant 1.6 hectares of Syrah to make a wine
that has surprised everybody from the first vintage due to its strength
and honesty. Notes of charcuterie, black fruit, and lots of pepper.
Freshness, balance, and beauty. Trabún explores and manages to seize
this variety in its purest state.
Polkura G+I Syrah 2010
A Syrah from a slope with south orientation, where it attains the freshest
and most extroverted personality. With amazing aromatic strength and
complexity, this vintage shows notes of black fruit, violets, and pepper
in a harmonic blend. A juicy, structured wine, but very elegant at the
same time. “It’s the best thing I’ve done in my life,” says Sven Bruchfeld.
Lagar de Bezana Syrah 2011
Located in Codegua, in Alto Cachapoal, this project by the Bezanilla
family stands out due to the freedom with which the winemaking team
works with varieties and styles, successfully crafting an increasingly
fresh wine, free of the excessive oak of its earlier vintages. You can feel
the winds that blow down from the mountains, shaping the personality
of this Syrah of great fruit concentration and ripeness, but also of
pungent, round acidity.
Tunquén Malbec 2011
Brazilian husband and wife winemakers Marcos Attilio and Ángela
Mochi fell madly in love with Casablanca, where they have developed
their passion for cuisine and delicate and pungent wines. Such is the
case of this juicy, spicy, round, and deeply red Malbec from El Mirador.
A wine fermented with no rush. A wine to fall in love with.
40 ▼ Vitis Magazine l marzo/abril 2014