Winemaker Notes
Galantas is red tending towards purple in color. The nose is spicy and fresh: notes of tobacco and roasted coffee merge with hints of dark berries. The palate is elegant with excellent structure and is defined by pleasant tannins accented by aromas of dark fruit, cassis, hints of graphite and spicy fresh notes. A classic wine from the Maipo Andes Valley.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
This red deftly balances finesse with structure and concentrated fruit. Opens with notes of petrichor, graphite and tobacco, while the palate gushes with juicy floral raspberry and strawberry flavors, revealing additional layers of pepper and wet stone that play out around spicy dark chocolate details and well-integrated tannins. Drink now through 2036.
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Vinous
The 2021 Galantas is a 100% Cabernet Franc from Pirque in the Maipo Valley. This garnet-hued wine presents aromas of cassis and ash, with a subtly spicy herbal layer. It is dry and nimble, offering a delicate, nuanced mouthfeel with slightly less concentration because of the vintage.
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James Suckling
This is a well-framed, medium- to full-bodied red with fine and creamy tannins. Juicy notes of plums, black beans, dried herbs and walnuts here. From organically grown grapes. Why wait?
Haras de Pirque is located in the easternmost part of the Maipo Province, at the foothills of central Chile’s mountain range. This area enjoys extremely favorable climatic and geographic conditions and is well-known for producing high quality wines. The vineyards that surround the estate are bordered by a thoroughbred racetrack and the winery was built in the shape of a traditional horseshoe. The vineyards grow at an altitude of 550 to 650 meters (1804-2132 feet) above sea level, south of the Maipo River on the lower slopes of the Andes’ foothills. In the lower area, the soil is rich in clay while the upper area is rocky. The Andes Mountains and its vicinity to the Pacific Ocean influence the region’s climate: summers are hot and dry but are mitigated by humid ocean air and cool nights. The estate’s vineyards are planted to international varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc) that are able to find a new expression in this territory, as well as to local varieties such as Carménère – one of the most authentic Chilean grape varieties. Haras de Pirque represents Marchesi Antinori’s desire to produce high quality organic wines that express Chile’s winemaking potential while promoting the Maipo Valley’s extraordinary terroir.
Cabernet Franc, a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is the subtler and more delicate of the Cabernets. Today Cabernet Franc produces outstanding single varietal wines across the wine-producing world. Somm Secret—One of California's best-kept secrets is the Happy Canyon appellation of Santa Barbara. Here Cabernet Franc shines as a single varietal wine or in blends, expressing sumptuous fruit, savory aromas and polished tannins.
The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.
The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.
White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.