Viña Casas del Toqui

The winery

Casas del Toqui was founded in 1994 in Alto Totihue, in the municipality of Requínoa, within the Cachapoal Valley. It was driven by the Bordeaux producer Château Larose-Trintaudon, which partnered with a traditional winegrowing family from the area. In 2010 it was acquired by the Court Rollan family, of French and Spanish descent. According to the house itself, Totihue means “meeting place” in Mapudungun, and the winery's name recalls the toquis, the Mapuche leaders who resisted the Spanish conquest.

The winery stands on the Santa Anita estate, on the foothills of the Andes. Most of the vineyards are concentrated in the Alto Cachapoal, on alluvial soils, with a Mediterranean climate and a sharp difference between day and night temperatures; the house also vinifies grapes from other areas, such as Alto Maipo, Peumo, Casablanca and Paredones. Its range starts with the Classic and Reserva lines and continues with Gran Reserva and Gran Toqui, the latter with 14 months in barrel and centered on Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Syrah and Semillón. At the top are Código del Toqui, a blend with 18 months in French oak, and Leyenda del Toqui, the icon wine, which brings together six red grapes and spends 24 months in barrel. Under the Court Rollan brand it also makes the Nepos, Genus, Pater, Mater, Filius and Avus lines, and a Chardonnay sparkling wine. In the vineyard it uses drip irrigation, reuses its treated wastewater for irrigation, has generated power with solar panels since 2020 and controls winter weeds with a flock of sheep.

The winery opened its doors to small groups in April 2026, with a maximum of 15 people. There are three experiences, booking required: Pater covers the blocks and the winery and ends with a tasting of four wines led by the winemaker; Toqui adds a country lunch in the corridor of the manor house, and Leyenda adds private transfers to and from Santiago. No prices, days or times are published: on the form on the Visítanos page you choose the experience, the number of people and the desired date, and the winery replies to arrange it. The wines are sold at the cellar door, which the house says stays open at the end of the visits, and in its online store, which sells mostly cases of six. No restaurant open to the public or accommodation is published.