Louis-Antoine Luyt - Pais(1L)

Louis-Antoine Luyt - Pais(1L)

Organic farming (uncertified), dry-farmed, 200-year-old own-rooted vines on sandy soil with decomposing granite; partly whole clusters and partly destemmed, carbonic maceration for 8 days, then pressing and fermentations; bottled unfined/unfiltered with no added SO2; 11.5% ABV 

He may be a native Burgundian, but Louis-Antoine Luyt has quickly become a seminal voice in the fight for independent, terroir driven winemaking in Chile. In a country where wine production is run almost entirely by enormous industrial wineries, L.A has managed to source fruit and rent vines from independent farmers throughout the Maule Valley. Furthermore, his insistance on dry farming, horse plowing, organic viticulture and native yeast/intervention free winemaking are welcome proof that wines outside of Europe can succesfully be produced with this work philosophy.

Cherry, Smoke, Cola, Minerals

Pizza, Cheeseboard, Charcuterie

About the Winemaker

He may be a native Burgundian, but Louis-Antoine Luyt has quickly become a seminal voice in the fight for independent, terroir driven winemaking in Chile. In a country where wine production is run almost entirely by enormous industrial wineries, L.A has managed to source fruit and rent vines from independent farmers throughout the Maule Valley. Furthermore, his insistance on dry farming, horse plowing, organic viticulture and native yeast/intervention free winemaking are welcome proof that wines outside of Europe can succesfully be produced with this work philosophy.

Tasting Notes

Cherry, Smoke, Cola, Minerals

Pairings

Pizza, Cheeseboard, Charcuterie