Millapoa Pais
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed within 1–5 years of vintage release to appreciate its fresh, vibrant fruit profile and rustic charm.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, charcuterie boards, traditional Chilean empanadas
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Millapoa sector in the Nacimiento area of Chile's southern Bio-Bio region, this wine is a tribute to the country's viticultural origins. Made from ancient, dry-farmed, self-rooted País vines—some of which are over a century old—growing on the granitic banks of the Biobío River, this bottling represents a living history. Miguel Torres Chile has championed the revival of this ancestral variety, which was originally brought by Spanish missionaries in the 16th century. The wine is crafted using traditional, low-intervention methods, capturing the wild, rustic essence of the terroir with notes of fresh red berries, earthy spices, and wild herbs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell, Familia Torres stands as one of Spain's most historically influential and forward-thinking wine dynasties. Spanning prime estates across Catalonia (Penedès, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre) as well as Rías Baixas and Ribera del Duero, the house negotiates a mosaic of terroirs—from maritime granitic soils in Galicia to high-elevation calcareous clay and slate in northeastern Spain. Viticulturally celebrated for pioneering the Torres & Earth climate program, co-founding International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), and advancing regenerative farming, the estate also champions the revival of pre-phylloxera ancestral varieties like Forcada. Vinification balances precise temperature control, native yeasts, and specialized aging vessels ranging from granite vats to traditional oak casks. Benchmarks such as Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito, Sons de Prades, Forcada, and Esplendor Vardon Kennett reflect an unwavering commitment to site specificity, structural clarity, and sustainable viticultural excellence.
🍇 Grapes
País
🍷 ABV
12.5%