Tintomare

The winery

Tintomare was born in 2017 at Fundo El Peumo, the family estate of construction entrepreneur Guillermo Larraín, who also grows avocados and produces olive oil, in the municipality of Santo Domingo, within the Leyda Valley (D.O. Santo Domingo). The idea of planting reds on those coastal hills came from winemaker Camilo Rahmer, now an adviser to the project, and Larraín carried it out with viticulturist and winemaker Gianfranco Gamelli, who signs the wines. The name means “reds of the sea”: the vineyard, just 6 hectares, is about six kilometers from the Pacific, and the Larraín Bagnara family is involved in the project, with Marcela Bagnara in charge of design and communications.

The first vines, Syrah, were planted in 2017 and gave their first harvest in 2020; that year Malbec (which the winery also calls Cot) and Pinot Noir were added. The soils are granitic with clay, and foggy mornings followed by sunny afternoons allow a slow ripening that translates into reds with lively acidity, moderate alcohol and a salty finish. The Vaguada line comprises a Syrah, a Malbec and a Pinot Noir aged, partly or fully, in used French oak barrels; the Tintomare Ícono 2024 is a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Malbec raised in new and used barrels, and the Syrah Ícono 2022 is still on sale. These are small productions, between 4,300 and 6,700 bottles per wine. The winery reports that its Syrah earned 94 points and the Vino Revelación (revelation wine) award in the Descorchados 2022 guide. The wines are bought in the website's online shop, from CLP 17,000, with delivery to much of the country.

Visits are by booking, in Spanish or English, on an estate where the vineyard surrounds a Mediterranean-style stone manor house with a view of the sea. The Tour Vaguada walks the vines with a guide and ends with a tasting of three wines at Casa Tintomare served with cheeses and charcuterie; the Tour Ícono adds a tasting of all four labels in the tasting room and a country lunch in the cellar, paired with three glasses; and the Recorrido Tierra, Mar & Vino begins with a horseback ride through the vineyard before the tasting and lunch. There is no restaurant open to the public: meals are part of the tours. Book by WhatsApp or email; the horseback ride can also be bought in the online shop.