Le Coq Wines

The winery

Le Coq Wines is the project of Juan Pablo Rosset, a winemaker who left Santiago with his family to settle in La Serena and make wines from grapes grown in the valleys of the Norte Chico. What started as a personal idea became a family business: the company Qwines SpA registered the website in May 2020 and that same year released its first wines, from the 2019 vintage. The family's children have grown up among barrels and harvests and have helped out since they were small. The name, “the rooster” in French, is illustrated by the engraved rooster on its labels. The house is a member of MOVI, the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (Independent Winegrowers' Movement); in 2023 Rosset was elected secretary of its board.

Le Coq has no known vineyards of its own: it works with grapes from the Limarí, including its coastal zone, and from the Elqui. Its red blends are made from hand-picked grapes, fermented in open tanks and aged in French oak barrels, in small runs. Family Selection, its Gran Reserva blend, was made up to the 2021 vintage with Carménère, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Limarí; that vintage, of 5,000 bottles, won a gold medal at the Catad'Or competition in 2022 and in 2023. The 2022 edition switched to Elqui grapes, with Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Garnacha and Petit Verdot. Limited Edition Single Barrels 2019, of Carménère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the Limarí aged in new barrels, was limited to 1,150 numbered bottles and is now sold out. Rounding out the range are Mystique, an Elqui Syrah from the 2021 vintage, and Smooth Breeze, a sweet, aromatic 2023 Moscatel de Alejandría from the Limarí coast, with 60 grams of residual sugar per liter.

Le Coq does not publish visits or any wine tourism program. Its business address is a lot in the Vista Bella residential development in Altovalsol, in the heart of the Elqui Valley and about 14 km as the crow flies from downtown La Serena, but it has no cellar door or public opening hours. Its wines are bought through the online shop on the official website, which ships throughout Chile, and for orders or questions the family answers on WhatsApp at +56 9 9299 0305 and by email at contacto@lecoqwines.cl. On Instagram it posts as @lecoqwines.