Cinsault, Soothsayer, Garage Wine Company 2022
Descorchados 93 (2026); Robert Parker 92 (2026); Alistair Cooper MW 94 (2026)
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Why this wine
Century-old, dry-farmed bush vines and hand-made winemaking at a price that rarely buys either. Garage Wine Company is one of the names that put Chile's artisanal scene on the map, and Itata Cinsault is a lighter, more refreshing red than most of what the country exports.
At a glance
- Grape
- Cinsault
- Region
- Valle de Itata, Chile
- Alcohol
- 13.00%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Short (3-5 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Poultry & Pork, Pasta, Spicy Dishes
How it tastes
Dark plum, wet earth and cedar on the nose, then a bright, sappy palate of redcurrant, red cherry and orange zest with stony, mouth-watering acidity. Medium-bodied and generous, the juicy tannins pull the flavour out to a long finish — 100% Cinsault.
The producer
Garage Wine Company was founded in 2001 by Toronto-born Derek Mossman Knapp, his wife Pilar Miranda and oenologist Alvaro Peña, with a mission to revive old, neglected parcels of dry-farmed vines in Chile's Coastal Range, working alongside small vigneron partners with regenerative farming methods. Soothsayer comes from ungrafted bush vines over 100 years old on the steep granitic slopes of Guarilihue in the Itata Valley, less than 12 miles from the Pacific and farmed entirely by hand, with pruning timed to the local moon cycles. The fruit was fermented naturally in open-top vats with native yeasts, punched down and pressed by hand; a fifth was vinified as whole bunches and trodden by foot for extra grip, and the wine then aged in third-use barrels and foudres across two winters.
Food and drinking
Serve lightly chilled (14–16°C) with charcuterie, roast chicken, grilled pork, mushroom dishes or a tomato-rich pasta; its acidity also handles moderately spiced food well. Drinking beautifully now and will hold for five years or more; no decanting needed. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.