Dona Dominga Founders' Vineyard Merlot Gran Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, grilled pork chops, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Dona Dominga range by Casa Silva is a heartfelt tribute to the family's heritage and the elegant, nurturing spirit of the family's women, named in honor of Mario Pablo Silva's daughter, Dominga. Sourced from carefully selected vineyards within Chile's fertile Central Valley, this Gran Reserva Merlot highlights the region's exceptional ability to produce plush, expressive, and well-structured red wines. The grapes benefit from warm, sun-drenched days tempered by cool evening breezes from the Andes and the Pacific, allowing for slow, optimal ripening. Traditionally aged in a combination of French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks, this wine beautifully balances rich plum and dark cherry fruit flavors with subtle undertones of sweet spices, cocoa, and gentle toasted oak, embodying the warmth and hospitality of Chilean winemaking tradition.
🍾 About the Producer
Viña Casa Silva was founded in 1997 by Mario Pablo Silva and his father, Mario Silva Cifuentes, formalizing a viticultural legacy in the Colchagua Valley initiated in 1892 by French ancestor Emilio Bouchon. Headquartered around historic 19th-century cellars in Angostura, the family oversees estate vineyards spanning diverse terroirs across Chile's Central Valley and coastal cordilleras, notably Angostura, Lolol, and the cool, maritime-influenced Paredones just kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. Soils range from decomposed granite and alluvial gravels to fine sandy loam, providing exceptional drainage. Casa Silva operates under 100% certification by the Wines of Chile Sustainability Code, coupling precise parcel selection with temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification and measured French oak aging. Renowned for championing heritage grape varieties alongside classic styles, the estate produces benchmarks including its expressive Sauvignon Gris, crisp coastal Sauvignon Blancs, and vibrant Viognier bottlings, seamlessly translating Colchagua's varied meso-climates into balanced, aromatically complex whites.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot