Viña Gillmore, Chile
Viña Gillmore began with a dream. In the late 1980s, Chilean visionary Francisco Gillmore took over operation of a century-old dry-farmed property planted to the rustic País variety.
The País may be gone, but the dream remains.
The Gillmore family eventually grafted the País over to French varieties such as Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. They continued to dry farm the vineyards, which imbued the wines with tremendous intensity and character.
Francisco’s daughter, Daniella, oversees the vineyards and the collection of native fauna on the farm. Her husband, winemaker Andrés Sánchez, is the talented artisan behind wines crafted to interpret the soul of the sector and its people. Their two children, Martín and Dominga, now represent the third generation of the family to stretch their roots deep into the heart of this special zone of Maule.
Viña Gillmore is among the founding members of MOVI (Independent Vintner’s Movement), and Andrés was the driving force behind the recently formed Carignan Club (Vigno).
