2024 Rogue Vine Pipeño Tinto (1L)

Aromas of wild strawberry, tart cherry, and rose hip integrate with savory notes of dried herbs, white pepper, and a hint of wet earth. The palate is light-bodied and exceptionally vibrant, featuring a crunchy red fruit core and a rustic, honest texture. It displays a refreshing energy with fine, grainy tannins and a racy acidity that leads to a clean, thirst-quenching finish marked by a touch of pomegranate.

Winemakers Leo Erazo and Justin Decker utilize a traditional field blend of 65% Cinsault, 30% País, and 5% Carignan. In the cellar, the fruit is harvested from ancient, dry-farmed bush vines and fermented with native yeasts in concrete spheres to maintain primary fruit energy. The wine undergoes a gentle maceration to preserve its "Pipeño" heritage of being a fresh, easy-drinking wine. It matures for eight months in concrete, a process that allows the wine to settle naturally without any oak influence.

The fruit is grown in the Itata Valley of southern Chile, specifically from the Guarilihue subregion. The site is defined by its ancient, decomposed granite soils and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, which provides cooling maritime breezes. These dry-farmed vines, some planted as early as the 1800s, rely solely on rainfall, forcing roots deep into the granite. This unique, cool-climate terroir allows the grapes to ripen slowly, producing a wine with distinct mineral tension and the bright, linear structure classic to the region.