J. Bouchon Pais Salvaje 2022 | Chile

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WINE OVERVIEW

Never been touched by the human hand, these Pais vines grow wildly in the trees next to the vineyards. 100% organic, 100% dry-farmed, 100% wild.

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Tasting Notes

Vibrant notes of red fruits, cherry, and wild strawberry with floral notes. Fresh on the palate with good balance and a long, rustic finish.

Food Pairing

Try it with barbeque and all types of sausage.

The 2022 Pais Salvaje from Maule is made with grapes harvested from a wild-growing vines in a forest next to the vineyard. Light garnet-red in hue. The nose presents sweetbrier notes, a layer of garrigue and a pinch of aniseed. Frisky and ethereal for the variety, the restrictive tannins compress the palate. A lean, cleansing red. Vinous March 2023

A wine that has done a great deal to resurrect the reputation of País in Chile, this is a whole bunch red that only sees cement tanks. Juicy, floral and lip-smackingly fresh, it's a lovely medley of wild strawberry and pomegranate fruit with a stony, mineral finish. 2024-28 Tim Atkin 2023

Sourced from ancient vines of unknown age that grow in a forest—and even into the trees themselves, necessitating harvest by ladder—the 2022 País Salvaje is a lovely expression of a variety that can be difficult to find pristine examples of. A succulent red-fruited nose is accented with a touch of turned-earth rusticity, introducing a lacy, silky and impressively dense palate. The finish is layered and nuanced, gaining additional dimension with time in the glass. Wine Advocate March 2025

Tech Details

Pais Salvaje is 100% naturally-vinified using century-old winemaking techniques, including the use of the zaranda (a structure made of sticks to destem the grape clusters). The wine goes through 30% Carbonic Maceration, is fermented with natural yeast and remains unfiltered. There is no oak used in the wine to preserve the wine’s authentic expression of terroir– the wild terroir – with honest flavors and aromas of the grape that are singular to this special place in Mingre.

Varietal Composition: 100% País
Region: Maule
Avg Elevation: 630 feet
Avg Age of Vines: 124 years
PH: 3.65