Leonardo Erazo
Leonardo Erazo
Rich in knowledge, perched in the hills of Itata and cooled by the freshness of the Pacific Ocean, Leo Erazo's natural wines show incredible precision and freshness. Forget the clichés about powerful, warm Chilean wines, and come and discover authentic wines that prove the value of traditional work!
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The wines of Leonardo Erazo
Leonardo Erazo's natural wines from Chile
He speaks French, English and Spanish, which says a lot about how much experience Leonardo Erazo has behind him. His knowledge of wine and of the land of his country is inexhaustible, and that is what makes him a rare talent. With a degree in agronomy and oenology, Leonardo Erazo set out to conquer the wine world. For 10 years he worked for various estates while continuing to study soils, geology and biodynamics. He then decided to return home, to the historic vineyards of Itata in southern Chile. So it is between Santiago and Concepción that Leo puts everything he has learned into practice and makes unique wines.
On one side there are the Bravos wines, for which Leonardo Erazo buys grapes from growers who work with the greatest respect for the environment. For the other wines, Leo has his own land, farmed organically and biodynamically. His knowledge of soils and his experience with Pedro Parra (one of South America's greatest champions of terroir wines) allow him to get the best from his vines and make exceptional natural wines. Leo likes to work simply and traditionally, while including more modern techniques. The authenticity of the wine comes first.
In the Itata Valley, growers working organically are sometimes equipped with only the bare essentials. This proves the effectiveness of the traditional work of the past, a minimalist approach in the vineyard. The less humans intervene, the more the expression of the terroir is preserved.
In the winery there is only one way of working, with concrete tanks. Fermentations take place in concrete eggs, and Leo carefully keeps a few old amphorae.
The cuvées of Leonardo Erazo
A Los Vinateros Bravos is his range that pays tribute to the traditional families. These families were already growing vines in the past, a history going back several centuries that Leo wants to keep alive. Then there are the Pipeño cuvées, the oldest wine in Chile. Tradition calls for this wine to be bottled unfiltered: a fresh wine, quite simply a wine for sharing.
Leonardo Erazo makes wines from the País grape, but also, and mainly, from Cinsault. In white, he works with Moscatel, Muscat and Sémillon. These grapes give very aromatic wines, explosive with fruit. Leo's signature remains freshness, tension and wines full of life. To achieve this, he works traditionally to best reflect his terroirs: hand harvesting, native yeasts, whole-bunch fermentation and concrete tanks.
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