The Carignan from the Maule Valley is unique. It is planted in a geological terroir originated in granite rock with the consistence of sorghum in transition to red clay, low organic matter and rich in quartz. These soil conditions add an undulating topography, which is of significant degrees of erosion and generates various exposures to the sun.
Being dry-land (called secano in Spanish) by definition, it is in perfect water balance with the waters supplied by the winter rains which are the sole waters the land will receive. It is unique because its climate is especially different, with scorching heat and marked by persistent all season sun, accompanied by cool nights and slightly airier from the coast. It is unique, due to their driving sapling or head, poles or wires, allowing it to form a sort of umbrella that protects your fruits from the harsh sun, and also because it comes from old vines, full of experience and wisdom. The proximity of the Coastal Mountain Range affects the climate. Soils are highly eroded and a warm habitat is presented. Given this, the strain withstands temperatures and rain-fed indoor climate gives good conditions. With more than 50 thousand hectares planted, the Maule Valley is the largest wine region of Chile. Its various microclimates and soils allow the cultivation of a variety of grape varieties, from fresh and fruity whites in the foothill areas, to wealth reds and character in the interior sub valleys.
The Maule has been generous to the cultivation of the vine and has set fire personality of its inhabitants, noble spirit and strong character, joy and dedication for work, are its distinctive features. The Maule Valley dry land worker, with its powerful and subtle hands, rutted, the best grapes have been harvested for hundreds of years. The terroir or dry-land areas of Maule represent the perfect combination of its people, land and Carignan. It is a real terroir, in the broadest sense of the concept, where the culture of the valley lives and wine.