Alcance 2014 Vigno, Carignan Old Vines, Dry Farmed, Maule Valley

Back in the early 1940s, Carignan was planted throughout the Maule Valley to raise the stature and quality of the region’s wines. In 2009, a small group of serious growers and producers banded together and founded VIGNO, a local organization focused on producing and promoting Carignan from old, historic, dry-farmed bush vines. The “Vignadores de Carignan” pioneered the creation of the first appellation wine from Chile.

Vigno Alcance is a deep, spice-laden, richly textured wine made by one of VIGNO’s founding members and president, Andres Sanchez, and winemaster Randy Ullom. Vegan wine.


The Wine Advocate scored this 90 points saying "The 2014 Vigno from Alcance, the Kendall Jackson project in Chile, is produced from old vines in Sauzal and younger ones in Huerta de Maule, and this year it's pure Carignan, as it used to have some 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It fermented in open-top vats after a seven-day cold soak, and it matured in neutral French barriques for 18 months. There are some faint aromas of creamy oak and hints of tree bark, quite characteristic in the variety. The palate is quite austere, with the granite sensation."

James Suckling scored this 90 points saying "A little short but some good stone and dark berry character. Juicy fruit on the palate."