Viña Quebrada de Macul (Domus Aurea)

The winery

Viña Quebrada de Macul, which signs its bottles as Clos Quebrada de Macul, is a walled vineyard inside the city: it is at Av. Consistorial 5900, in Peñalolén, on the eastern edge of Santiago, with residential neighborhoods around it and the Andes straight ahead. Its vines were planted in 1970, and for years the grapes were sold to other wineries in the country. The turning point came when Isabelle and Ricardo Peña, with the guidance of winemaker Ignacio Recabarren and the backing of an American partner, decided to bottle their own wine. The first vintage of Domus Aurea was the 1996; the French winemaker Jean-Pascal Lacaze arrived in 2003 and remains in charge. In April 2026 the winery published the account of a thirty-year vertical tasting held with Matthew Luczy and The Wine Advocate.

The vineyard has about 18 ha according to its US importer, though a regional guide speaks of 16. Cabernet Sauvignon rules, with small parcels of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, from pre-phylloxera Bordeaux massal selections planted ungrafted on well-drained colluvial soils. Production is small and yields are low, and the wines are bottled unfiltered. Domus Aurea, the main wine, is a Cabernet Sauvignon with a minor share of the other grapes, and eucalyptus comes up both in the winery's description and in reviews. Alba de Domus is the second wine, with the same philosophy, and Stella Aurea, made with the same grapes, is the version the winery calls feminine. Associated projects include Viña Peñalolén, at more accessible prices, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and the blend Azul, which comes from the 5 ha Las Pircas block, 60 m higher up, and Viña Pargua, an organic project of 23 ha planted in 1997 about 30 km south of Santiago.

The winery does not receive tourists: its contact page states that for now it offers no tastings or tours, and its online calendar is empty. A 2022 review notes that only people in the trade might be able to arrange a tasting. To get to know these wines you have to buy them. The official website's store currently sells a case of six bottles of Domus Aurea 2020 for USD 350, and in Chile they are stocked by shops such as La Vinoteca and El Mundo del Vino. In November 2026, a bottle from the Peñalolén line cost from CLP 21,490 to CLP 28,390; Alba de Domus, from CLP 52,500 on offer to CLP 78,790; Stella Aurea, CLP 160,000; and Domus Aurea, from CLP 239,000 to CLP 266,190.