Lago Ranco Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Casa Silva's Lago Ranco Pinot Noir represents a daring frontier in Chilean viticulture, hailing from one of the southernmost commercial vineyards in the world. Located in the remote, pristine Austral region of Patagonia, near the shores of Lake Ranco, this vineyard was planted by the Silva family on complex volcanic soils under extreme cool-climate conditions. The region's heavy rainfall, cool lake breezes, and unique latitude challenge the vines, forcing them to struggle and yield grapes with remarkable concentration and bright, natural acidity. The resulting wine captures the wild spirit of Patagonia, offering vibrant red fruit notes, earthy undertones, and a distinct mineral backbone shaped by the volcanic terroir.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%