Ribera Huenchullami Morros Costinos Pais

Carter Mollenhauer

Carter Mollenhauer
Ribera Huenchullami Morros Costinos Pais

Husband and wife team Edgard Carter and Karine Mollenhauer run their family winery in the Maule, making a few small-production wines from indigenous grapes. Their idea is to elevate the reputation of purity and authenticity of Chilean wine through organic farming, and minimal intervention in the cellar.

Ribera Huenchullami is a side project with friends, and only a handful of bottles were made. This coastal vineyard is only 5.6km from the cool Pacific, and Edgar believes it to be the closest old vine País site to the coast in Chile. These dry farmed, ungrafted bush vines were planted in 1920 in mica schist soils. This was foot trodden whole cluster in open vat, native fermented, before a 6 months’ rest in French barrels. Buzzy quartz hums throughout, with a long, fine tannic grip sharpening wild plum, downy cherry, iris, lit with bright, brisk VA. Very saline on the unfined / unfiltered / hazy finish. Take with a light chill.

*The note below is from the 2020 vintage

"The new 2020 Morros Costinos País was produced with grapes from dry-farmed vines estimated to be 70 years old in the Valle de Huenchullamí in Maule. It has a nose of ripe grape skins, herbs and berries with something earthy and rustic. This matured in fourth use French oak barrels for six months, which has contributed to some spiciness. Only 435 bottles were filled in October 2020. Drink 2021-2024.” - 91 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, August 31, 2021.

Read about Carter Mollenhauer here.

Vintage: 2021
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $36
Style: Still

Appellation: DO Maule
Country: Chile

Grape: Pais
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes