Angostura Merlot Gran Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from Casa Silva's historic Angostura estate in the Colchagua Valley, this Gran Reserva Merlot represents the deep heritage of the Silva family, whose winemaking roots in the region date back to 1892. The Angostura vineyard, situated at the foot of the Andes Mountains, benefits from a unique microclimate where warm days are tempered by cool nocturnal breezes descending from the cordillera. This thermal amplitude allows the Merlot grapes to ripen slowly and evenly, preserving vibrant acidity and developing complex aromas of black plums, sweet spices, and subtle herbal undertones. Crafted with traditional fermentation and aged in French oak barrels, this wine showcases the elegant, structured, and velvety character typical of Colchagua's premier terroirs, seamlessly blending historic legacy with modern viticultural precision.
🍾 About the Producer
With winemaking roots dating back to 1892 in the Colchagua Valley, Viña Casa Silva is one of Chile's most historic and distinguished family-owned wine estates, formally bottled under the family label by Mario Silva and his sons in 1997. Based at their ancestral estate in Angostura near San Fernando, the winery has emerged as a leader in Chilean viticultural innovation, spearheading landmark terroir research and pioneering extreme vineyards ranging from the cool coastal hills of Paredones to the glacial soils of Lago Ranco in Chilean Patagonia. Committed to sustainability, precision farming, and authentic varietal character, the estate produces an exceptional spectrum of expressive red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines. Casa Silva is universally acclaimed for defining modern Carmenère through benchmark bottlings like Microterroir, its flagship blend Altura, and crystalline cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Merlot