El Padre
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled duck breast, rosemary-infused beef stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Viña Morandé’s 'El Padre' is a superb tribute to Cabernet Franc, affectionately named 'The Father' in recognition of its genetic role as a parent to Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced from select vineyards within Chile's Central Valley, this wine showcases the grape's affinity for the local terroir. Morandé crafts this expression to highlight the vibrant, herbaceous, and spicy characteristics of the variety, utilizing a combination of oak foudres and concrete eggs to preserve its fresh fruit profile and elegant structure. The wine reflects the winery's pioneering spirit, balancing traditional heritage with modern, minimal-intervention winemaking techniques.
🍾 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
Cabernet Franc
🍷 ABV
13.5-14%