Otium, Ocio, leisure, a concept born in the early days of western civilization, in ancient Greek times and deeply rooted into the thoughts of classic philosophers. Ocio is that sacred and well-earned pause after life’s stresses are taken care of and your spirit is free to grow, contemplate, lucubrate and create. It’s a time of joy, inner peace, balance and illumination. Ocio is life itself condensed in a moment, a moment worthy of this oenological epiphany: Ocio, Cono Sur’s icon wine and Chile’s first ultra-premium Pinot Noir. Cono Sur was born around the oldest Pinot Noir vineyards in Chile being the first to produce Premium Pinot Noir in the country, and also the first to export wines coming from grapes of the variety. Producing Pinot Noir has been Cono Sur’s most exciting challenge. The “Pinot Noir project” started in 1999, with the aim of producing the best Pinot Noir in Chile: unique, expressive and proud of its New World roots, while vinified according to the Burgundian tradition. From this very same Burgundian French D.O., Bourgogne (AOC), comes Martin Prieur, an experienced Pinot Noir winemaker who has helped Cono Sur winemaking team to select Chilean terroirs and advised on optimum vineyard management. Cono Sur Pinot Noir grapes are harvested by hand, and after passing through the selection table, bunches are then destemmed, taking care not to crush the grapes. The fruit is then placed into open-top tanks where it undergoes carbonic maceration at low temperatures. Later, the grapes are foot-trodden and colour extraction is enhanced by means of manual cap immersion. After fermentation, the wine is placed in new French oak barrels, where it ages for 14 months.