Denis Duveau is a man on a mission. A consultant oenologue from the Loire he has decided to make terroir-driven wines in
the New World. With colleague, Antoine Toublanc, a resident of Santiago, he discovered a location in the Rapel Valley, 100
km south of the capital, which had a perfect climate and terroir for making high quality red wines. The soil was composed of
lime and clay with glacial deposits, whilst the temperature reached on average 32C during the day and 15C at night - perfect
for the production of good anthocyanins. The grape they chose to express this terroir was Carmenere, formerly a Bordeaux
speciality, but which had disappeared after the invasion of phylloxera.
