Lagar de Codegua

The winery

Lagar de Codegua has carried this name since 2017. That year the Piantini family, whose ancestors left Chiusa di Pesio, in Italy's Piedmont, and passed through Mendoza before settling in Chile, began transforming the vineyards it had bought from the founders of Viña Lagar de Bezana: it overhauled processes and facilities and renamed the project after the town where it stands (a lagar is a traditional wine press or treading vat). The property lies within the old Hacienda La Leonera, about 21 km from Rancagua and 78 km south of Santiago, at the entrance to the Cachapoal Valley. Whoever comes to its wine shop also gets to see the hacienda's old colonial manor house, and inside the shop an illustrated mural still bears the name Lagar de Bezana.

The vines were planted in 1998 on a plateau of alluvial soils, stony, deep and well drained, which naturally limit the vigor of the plant and its yield; the winery notes that Codegua means “place of water and stones”. At about 600 m above sea level, at the foot of the mountains, the difference between day and night temperatures can approach 20 °C. The vineyard brings together Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Tannat, and the winemaker is Cristián Azócar, with more than 20 years in the Cachapoal. The Serie Lagar includes the Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, the Syrah Edición Limitada, the Aluvión blend and Tudor, the Cabernet Sauvignon the house regards as its icon wine. The Serie Codegua explores less common grapes, in several cases with little more than a thousand bottles per vintage, and there are special editions linked to soccer, such as Arturo Vidal's King23. The Descorchados 2026 report gave 95 points to its Garnacha 2025, among the best Garnachas of the year. The wines are sold at the winery shop and in its online store, with shipping throughout Chile.

All the tours cover the winemaking cellar, the barrel hall and the vineyard, and are booked in advance through the website form or by WhatsApp at +56 9 5236 6810. The Lagar, Codegua and Íconos tours last 45 to 60 minutes, differ in the three wines tasted and include a board of two cheeses, nuts and crackers. The Tour Picnic lasts about two hours and ends under a great white pepper tree, with a blanket, an individual table, hats, cheeses, nuts, fruit, a sandwich and a bottle of wine; it must be requested 48 hours ahead and for a minimum of two people. The shop is open Monday to Friday with a midday break, Saturdays by booking only, and closed on Sundays. Children are welcome. No restaurant or accommodation is published: pairing lunches and dinners are quoted as private events, in spaces for 12, 30 or 60 people. In the winter of 2026 the winery also offered a seasonal pruning tour.