Aterciopelado
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from vintage release to appreciate its fresh fruit character and vibrant energy.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork tenderloin, grilled duck breast, mushroom empanadas
✨ Technical Specifications
Morandé's 'Aterciopelado'—meaning 'velvety' in Spanish—is a creative resurrection of Chile's viticultural heritage, born under the innovative 'Aventuras' label. This red blend marries País, the historic grape brought to Chile by Spanish missionaries in the 16th century, with Carignan from ancient, dry-farmed bush vines in the Secano Interior of the Maule Valley. Historically, País was relegated to rustic table wines, but Morandé reimagined its potential. By blending the light-bodied, earthy, and rustic País with the deep color, high acidity, and structure of old-vine Carignan, they craft a wine of surprising elegance, freshness, and plushness. Fermented using minimal-intervention techniques, it stands as a tribute to the resilient spirit of Maule's traditional growers and the historic clay-tinaja heritage of the region.
🍾 About the Producer
Viña Morandé was founded in 1996 by visionary winemaker Pablo Morandé, widely celebrated as the viticultural pioneer who introduced commercial vine plantings to the cool, maritime-influenced Casablanca Valley. Now operating under the Morandé Wine Group umbrella with historical headquarters and cellars centered in Pelequén, the estate farms extensively across prime Chilean macro-terroirs ranging from coastal Casablanca and Limarí to the granitic dry-farmed Secano Interior of Maule and Itata. Under the cellar direction of Ricardo Baettig alongside Pablo Morandé, the winery is renowned for innovative technical methods, including early adoption of high-density plantings, concrete eggs, and traditional untoasted foudres. Across whites and sparkling expressions, the house crafts crisp coastal whites and classical cuvées alongside boundary-pushing benchmark bottlings such as Edición Limitada Black Chardonnay, Bestiario, and the noble rot dessert wine Edición Limitada Golden Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, marrying varietal freshness with textural complexity.
🍇 Grapes
País 80%, Carignan 20%
🍷 ABV
13%