Santa Rita Premium Collection

The Historic Soul of Maipo Valley Excellence

Founded in 1880 by Don Domingo Fernández Concha in the historic estate of Alto Jahuel,Viña Santa Rita stands as one of Chile’s most revered, historic, and pioneering wine estates. Rooted in the foothills of the Andes Mountains within the pristineMaipo Valley, Santa Rita played a central role in introducing classic French noble grape varieties and winemaking techniques to South America.

The Santa Rita Premium Collection represents the estate's absolute apex—a range of icon wines, single-vineyard reserves, and benchmark varietal expressions. Governed by sustainable viticulture, parcel-by-parcel micro-vinification, and extended French oak aging, these wines showcase the extraordinary gravelly alluvial soils, cool Andean breezes, and intense solar luminosity that define high-altitude Chilean winemaking.

Crown Jewels & Benchmark Portfolio Highlights

• Casa Real Reserva Especial (Icon Wine): Santa Rita’s undisputed crown jewel. Sourced exclusively from an ancient, 20-hectare ungrafted massal-selection Cabernet Sauvignon block in Alto Jahuel. Aged in French oak barrels, it offers an astonishing nose of crushed cassis, graphite, dried violets, and cedar, backed by seamless, fine-grained tannins built to evolve in cellars for20 to 30+ years.

• Triple C (Bordeaux Blend): A masterful reinterpretation of the Left Bank formula, blendingCabernet Franc (~45%),Cabernet Sauvignon (~45%), andCarménère (~10%). Highlighting dark cherry, tobacco leaf, dark cocoa, and fresh herbal spice, it combines structure with velvety mid-palate richness.

• Pewën de Apalta (Carménère): Santa Rita’s ultimate single-vineyard Carménère tribute, sourced from 80+-year-old vines in the warm Apalta Valley of Colchagua. Bursting with dark blackberry, black pepper, eucalyptus, mocha, and silky, opulent tannins.

• Medalla Real Gran Reserva Series: Created in 1983 to commemorate Santa Rita’s historic win at the Gault-Millau Olympics in Paris.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon (Alto Jahuel, Maipo): Classic, structured, and tobacco-scented with dense cassis fruit.

  • Chardonnay (Limarí Valley): Sourced from cool coastal limestone soils, delivering bright white peach, mineral salinity, toasted brioche, and crisp natural acidity.

• Floresta Series: A modern, low-intervention range focusing on single-origin purity, early harvesting, and aging in neutral concrete eggs and old barrels to capture unadulterated varietal precision.

Epicurean Food Pairings & Decanting Guidance

• Decanting & Service: Decant young vintages of Casa Real and Triple C for 1 to 2 hours prior to service to unlock savory graphite and floral complexity. Serve at 60–65°F (16–18°C).

• Gastronomic Companions:

  • Icons & Cabernet Blends: Prime dry-aged ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, braised venison loin, and slow-cooked beef empandas.

  • Carménère (Pewën): Roasted duck breast with plum glaze, braised pork tenderloin with mole, and aged gouda or Manchego cheese.

  • Coastal Whites (Floresta/Medalla Chardonnay): Pan-seared sea bass, grilled lobster thermidor, and goat cheese crostini.