Vina Falernia Wines

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In 1951, Aldo Olivier Gramola was 12 years old when he and his family fled the economic struggles of postwar Italy for Chile's Elqui Valley. When he was older, he began farming grapes for the production of Pisco.

After speaking with his Italian winemaker cousin Giorgio Flessati a few years later, he discovered that the Elqui Valley had the potential to create high-quality wines. So, in 1998, Via Falernia was established, ushering in a completely new wine region for Chile.

Via Falernia today contains 320 hectares of grapes dispersed throughout the valley, each with its own unique climate characteristics.

In the Elqui valley, Via Falernia boasts 320 hectares of vines, each with distinct characteristics.

Giorgio Flessati has been the winemaker at Via Falernia since its inception in 1998. Flessati, who hails from the northern Italian area of Trento, has international winemaking experience but chose to settle in Chile after seeing the promise of the Elqui Valley on a visit there in the late 1990s.

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Red 14.5

Vina Falernia Carmenere Gran Reserva 2020 75cl £14.66

The colour is brilliant and deep, the nose intense with aromas of brambly black fruit, espresso, spice and sweet pepper Robust and dense on the palate, super-velvety tannins, fine oak nuance and positively bouncing with blackcurrant fruit A hugely impressive wine that benefits from the grapes being dried, hand-picked at harvest and grown at high altitude Inspired by the drying process used to make Amarone, you will not find an Amarone of this quality for anywhere near this price!

Red 14

Vina Falernia Syrah Reserva 2018 75cl £11.41

A spicy, full-bodied Syrah from Chile's northernmost wine region, fragrant with pepper, red fruit and vanilla, evolving into darker fruit, leather, liquorice and earthy notes in the mouth The tannins are mature and velvety in texture

White 13

Vina Falernia Riesling Reserva 2023 75cl £11.96

An appealing lime colour with an scented nose of crushed apples and tropical fruits A fresh palate with uplifting acidity

Red 14.5

Vina Falernia Malbec Gran Reserva 2020 75cl £13.88

Unmistakable New World Malbec, but not Mendoza, and forged in the same Falernia style as the famous Syrah and Carmenere wines Rich, ripe and packed with kirsch, violets and dark chocolate, hint of dried herbs and fine oak Try with a good steak of course

Red 14

Vina Falernia Elki Sangiovese 2020 75cl £10.32

An intriguing Sangiovese from the innovative Falernia winery in Chile's northern Elqui valley This producer has been creating a lot of press interest, and this blend is juicy, supple and wonderful to drink at any time

White 13

Vina Falernia Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2021 75cl £12.85

A crisp, intense Sauvignon Blanc from Chile's northernmost wine region, this is bursting with gooseberry, elderflower, tomato leaf and grapefruit flavour, with a scattering of sage