Cabernet Sauvignon
Sustainable
Dry
Residual Sugar: 2.00 g/l
Medium Bodied
750ml
13.50% alc./vol

Garage Wine Co. Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon D.O Maule 2022

Valle del Maule, Chile

92 Points - WineAlign

$24.95per bottle ($299.40per case)
12 bottles per case

Flavourful & Easy-Drinking

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Garage Wine Co was quite literally started in a garage in 2001, by Etobicoke expat Derek Mossman and his wife Pilar Miranda. Since then, the dynamic duo have chosen to revive old vineyards in marginalized Chilean communities. They work mostly in the regions of Maule and Itata where they make highly coveted wines.

Farming in Chile’s Secano Interior, where GWCo. operates, exists far from the mainstream focus on branded varietals. For decades, old vineyards here were neglected and relegated to bulk wine production. Over the past ten years, GWCo. has revitalized these vines, blending the traditional fieldcraft of small-scale farmers with modern science and thoughtful winemaking. The impact has been profound, enhancing vineyard health and fruit quality while benefiting local farmers.

Crafted as an approachable, easy-drinking addition to the GWCo. portfolio, this wine is sourced from carefully revived old vines in the Maule Valley. The nose reveals aromatic hints of fresh herbs that complement bursts of ripe berry fruit. On the palate, the wine’s chalky structure and bright, precise acidity provide a backbone for pure, lasting fruit flavours. Drink now or cellar for a year or two to soften the edges - this is a standout addition to the fold, offering both authenticity and character at an exceptional value.

Try with charcoal-grilled burgers dressed with chimichurri or grilled black-bean burgers served with aged, melted cheddar.

About the Winery

Garage Wine Co.

Garage Wine was literally started in a garage in 2001, by Etobicoke expat Derek Mossman and his wife Pilar Miranda. Since then, the dynamic duo handcraft wines from a series of individual vineyards located in the Maule and Itata Valleys, in the south of Santiago, Chile.

Garage Wine Co makes wines from a series of individual parcels, small lots / bottlings of 8-22 barrels that include a series of dry-farmed field-blends of Carignan, Garnacha, Monastrell, País, Cinsault and Cab Franc grown on pre-phylloxera rootstock with small farmers in the Maule and Itata. Each wine is from a 1-2 hectare parcel in a different place.

Over the years working in the community they have raised a veritable posse of vineyard hands whose skills are working the vineyards the old way / the traditional way– originario. The vineyards are on the old coastal range of mountains closer to the Pacific and have granitic soils with cracks for roots to get deep down into.

When GWCo. speaks of the provenance of these wines they mean more than just the geological terroir. Derek and Pilar think the farming practices that have evolved over generations have as much to do with the wines’ personalities as the soils. All the wines are made by hand with native yeasts in small tanks, punched down manually and pressed out in a small basket press. GWCo is still very much a DIY operation and we still tow much of the crop back to the winery in trailers behind trusty pickup trucks 2,000 kilos at a time.

Press Reviews

WineAlign

92 Points - John Szabo, MS

Here's a deeply-coloured, immediately impressive, dry-farmed, old vine cabernet from the Maule Valley, replete with ripe, dark fruit, wild herbal-spice and genuine grit and old vine density, effortless balance and complexity. There's a ton of character on offer for the price, and drinkability is high, the sort of wine you can enjoy now with salty protein to soften, or cellar for another decade without concern for a fully savoury expression. A terrific value, honest and authentic wine in the final analysis - I've seen less wine at three times the price.