Main Info
- Tour and wine tasting at Los Maquis winery
- Lunch at Fuegos de Apalta restaurant, Montes winery (not included on quote)
- Tour and wine tasting at Clos de Apalta winery
- Wine tasting at Neyen winery
- Experience Apalta Valley
- English speaking driver/guide
- Pick up and drop off at your Hotel in Santiago
Main Info:
Colchagua Deluxe Wine Tour is a superb experience. The Colchagua Valley is one of the world’s premier wine tourist destinations. Known for its beautiful vineyard covered hills, hundred year old vines, enchanting colonial estate houses and modern high tech wineries, sets up a perfect atmosphere to enjoy a day trip from Santiago city.
Located in the southern half of the Rapel Valley, the Colchagua Valley has evolved over the last twenty years from being a calm stretch of farmland to becoming one of the largest and most active wine-producing regions in the country. The relatively low altitude of the coastal hills allows the Pacific breeze to mingle with the Andean winds, which cools the valley and prolongs the maturation period of the region. This is advantageous for the preservation of acidity in the grapes, and helps to generate red wines with excellent coloring, great freshness, and very good keeping qualities. The large majority of wine produced here is red, with a particular propensity for the production of Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. Although, the newer plantations close to the coast have also proven to be a region with great potential for cool-climate white wines.
LOS MAQUIS WINERY
Depart at 07:45 from your Hotel in Santiago and drive for 2,30 hrs to Colchagua Valley arriving to Viña Los Maquis for Tour + Wine tasting.
Includes: Visit to the most representative places of the vineyard, surrounded by nature, to end with a tasting of 4 wines, 2 Gran Reserva wines Fotem, our ultra-premium wine from Calcu and our icon Lien.
CLOS APALTA WINERY
At 12:30 hrs we’ll do our last stop at Clos Apalta winery.
We invite you to experience our Clos Apalta Winery, and see how gravity plays an important role to gently create our Clos Apalta iconic wine and Le Petit Clos. You will admire a wonderful setting in which winemaking blends perfectly with design.
The tour will take an hour and a half, given simultaneously in both English and Spanish, you will be introduced into the winemaking world; finishing with a wine tasting.
Includes a tasting of Le Petit Clos 2018 and Clos Apalta 2018, a welcome drink and a water bottle.
LUNCH AT FRANCIS MALLMANN ‘FUEGOS DE APALTA
One of the things not to be missed in the Colchagua Valley is lunch surrounded by the wonderful vines at the heart of our Finca de Apalta. All this, with the unparalleled seal of the renowned chef, Francis Mallmann and an extensive wine list where you can choose among the different vintages of Montes wines and others from the Colchagua Valley. The cuisine features meat, fish, and vegetables prepared with different types of fire in the specially designed dome located in the centre of the restaurant, where visitors can see how the ingredients are grilled, smoked, and baked in preparation for the dishes listed on the menu. You’ll have the option to choose a la carte and pay for your own lunch. We’ll take care of booking a table for you.
NEYEN WINERY
Our last stop would be at prestigious winery Neyen for an amazing wine tasting. A new world wine with an old world essence, Neyen offers authentic wines, reflecting the unique centenary vines and soils from our property in Apalta.
– Once we end the wine tasting, we’ll drive 2,30 hrs back to Santiago and drop you off at your Hotel. End of services
Book our Colchagua Deluxe Wine Tour by sending an email to info@ecotours.cl
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