Calcu Wines, Chile
Calcu means “healing doctor” in the local Mapuche language, and few things are more healing after a long day than a glass of their refreshing Sauvignon Blanc/ Semillon.
Like the playful bull on the label by the talented young Chilean artist who painted him, Calcu produces exuberant wines that are fresh and fruity, but also elegant.
The Calcu idea took shape in the year 2000 when Ricardo Rivadeneira Hurtado took charge of Viña Maquis and was given the mission to find a vineyard with similar or even better characteristics than the Maquis vineyard itself. He located a property a mere 16 miles from the Pacific in the Colchagua Valley, and Calcu was born.
The fruit is always a combination of the family’s estate fruit, and locally sourced, sustainable grapes from quality Colchagua growers.
