Altura
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 8–20 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, slow-cooked beef stew
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Casa Silva's 'Altura' represents the absolute pinnacle of the estate's winemaking philosophy, a majestic icon red blend born from the stony, clay-rich soils of the Los Lingues vineyard at the foot of the dramatic Andes Mountains. The name 'Altura'—meaning height or altitude—pays homage to both the towering peaks that shelter the vines and the lofty standards of craftsmanship guiding its creation. This wine is a masterful assemblage of Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Petit Verdot, hand-harvested from low-yielding, meticulously managed blocks. Fermented in small tanks and aged extensively in French oak barrels, Altura captures the intense diurnal temperature shifts of the Colchagua Valley, resulting in a wine of profound depth, structural elegance, and vibrant acidity that honors the Silva family's multi-generational heritage.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1997 by the Silva family, whose winemaking roots in Chile's Colchagua Valley date back to 1892, Viña Casa Silva is a pioneering estate headquartered at Hijuela Norte S/N, Angostura, San Fernando, O'Higgins, Chile. Under the leadership of Mario Pablo Silva, the winery has earned international acclaim for its rigorous terroir research, particularly its groundbreaking micro-terroir studies of Carmenere in the Los Lingues region. Casa Silva is also celebrated for pushing viticultural boundaries into extreme cool-climate territories, producing exceptional Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah from Paredones on the 'Cool Coast,' as well as pioneering Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc from the remote Lago Ranco in Chile's southern Austral region. More information about their sustainably certified portfolio can be found on their official website at https://www.casasilva.cl.