Alice L'Estrange, "Pipeño Pastiche" 2021

Grower: Alice L'EstrangeRegion: Itata, ChileGrape Varieties: Moscatel of Alexandria, ChasselasViticulture: OrganicCategory: WhiteSize: 750ml   From 2 vineyards farmed by Sergio Parra (Chorrillos) and Soledad Caamaño (Unión). Los Chorillos is at 200m altitude and typically struggles to reach full ripeness. La Unión is warmer, the grapes uniquely thick skins and concentrated flavors – balance is obtained by blending the two plots. Both vineyards planted on granitic sandy loam soils and the vines are 75 -150 -years old Alice L’Estrange is originally from Australia but has been living and working in South and Central America for many years, first in direct -trade coffee, then in natural wine importing. In the process, she fell in love with small scale agriculture, and wanted to pursue “the kind of international trade that has positive socio -enviro impact.” For a time, she made natural wines in South Australia with her good friend and business partner Lucy Kendall, but eventually decided s