PS Garcia Bravado Red Blend
Regular price $20
Unit price per
SPIRITED. STORIED. LEGENDARY.
A red blend that shows the spirit and history of Itata – Chile’s oldest winemaking region. Named a best value by The Washington Post - and we couldn’t agree more.
93pts - Tim Atkin
91pts - Vinous
90pts - The Wine Advocate
WINE OVERVIEW
One of our most awarded wines, complex and unique. You'll have a hard time finding another blend like this, especially at this value.
TASTING NOTES
Inviting on the nose with notes of ripe red fruit, blackberry, blueberry, and a hint of spice. It hits the palate with incredible balance that lasts through its long finish. It has fruit at the core with an acidity from the Carignan that lifts the wine on the back palate.
EAT WITH
Cherry-braised short ribs, BBQ flank steak, or grilled portobellas.
TECH DETAILS
The wine is sourced from the Piedra Lisa Vineyard and the Bellavista Vineyard, both in Itata Valley. The wine is aged for 18 months in third and fourth use French neutral oak.
Where: Itata Valley, Chile
Grape: 40% Syrah, 36% Carignan, 14% Grenache, 1% Mourvedre, 9% Petit Verdot
Elevation: 510 feet
Age of Vines: 120 years
Alcohol: 14.5%
More about P.S. Garica
Felipe Garcia leads the ‘New Chile’ revolutionaries - working with local growers to produce small batch wines that bring the Chilean wine conversation to a human scale. Garcia is hands-on ensuring his three wines are exceptional vintage after vintage. He is the founder of the two most important small-producer movements in Chile: MOVI and VIGNO.