Event

Arturo Cousino, Winemaker Cousino Macul

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Time: 05:00pm - 07:30pm

Type: Meet the Winemaker

Location: The Wine Cabinet

Event Free

Founded in 1856, Cousiño Macul is the only winery in Chile amongst those established in the 19th century that continues in the hands of the original founding family. The company remains 100% under family control, producing limited quantities of fine wines.

Our Company

All the Cousiño Macul reserve wines are estate grown, estate vented and state bottled. The complete supervision from the vineyard to the glass is a characteristic that Cousiño Macul shares with the world’s most renowed wineries.

The mission of Cousiño Macul is to produce world-class wines that are unmistakably Chilean, carrying the distinctive character of the Maipo Valley.

The name of the winery is derived from the family name of its founder (Matías Cousiño), plus the name given to the area where the estate was built, within the Maipo Valley: the company name implies “the Cousiño estate at Macul”. “Macul” is a word from the language spoken by the indigenous people before the discovery of America; the language is Quechua, and Macul in Quechua means “right hand”.

Look carefully and you will see that the logo of the winery is made up of each letters in the family name.

 

The Wines!!

 

Sauvignon Gris $15.99

Over time we have seen the Sauvignon Gris has adapted amazingly, Maipo Valley, providing a distinctive wine with aromas of wildflowers, citrus and spicy, with more body and a richer texture than their brothers Sauvignon. Clear golden yellow and bright this wine has a surprising freshness.

 

Chardonnay $11.99

This Chardonnay has a clear golden color with bright notes. The bouquet reveals a youthful Chardonnay with floral notes, very delicate and elegant. Fruity aromas, such as pineapple and apple can be felt. On the palate it is firm-bodied, with good alcohol content and balanced acidity.

 

Merlot $11.99

This wine shows the essence of the Merlot. Totally fermented in stainless steel tanks, the emphasis is to maintain the vineyard’s character. It has lots of fruit, no wood and is extremely balanced, perfect to be offered by glasses. It also has the structure to accompany main dishes.

 

Finis Terrae $26.99

Finis Terrae is a clear reflection of the Maipo Valley terroir expressed through the finest of Cousiño’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah from each vintage. It is a blend created by tasting hundreds of combinations of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah to achieve the ideal balance of fruit, acid, tannin, alcohol and oak.

 

Lota Red $89.99

The “Lota” project started in 2003, when the Cousiño family decided to create a world class wine for the 150th anniversary. Lota gathers two passions of the family: the coal mining and wines. Both began in the XIX century and were the starting point of the great legacy of this traditional family. Lota is a wine that combines tradition, the history of the Cousiño and them distinctive elegance of the Cousiño-Macul wines, with the cohesion of a winemaking team that is guided by excellence