Carménère: The Grape Bordeaux Abandoned and Chile Made Its Own
Why the variety's stubborn late ripening failed in France and thrives in the Central Valley
Read →Iconic and outstanding houses in Central Valley.
Chile's Central Valley trades subtlety for scale, a vast red-wine engine where Carmenère finds earthiness and Cabernet builds power without pretense.
Save these houses, build your route through Central Valley, and navigate when you're there.
Central Valley wineries worth the stop
The 12 best critic-rated producers in Central Valley with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Garage Wine Co
1393 Monseñor Edwards, 8320000, Santiago, Chile
Critics' peak 95 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 02Reta
Northern Maule Valley, near the Coastal Mountain Range and Mataquito River (approx. 36 km from the Pacific Ocean), Chile
Critics' peak 95 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Vinous
- 03
- 04Don Melchor
Nueva Tajamar 481, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Critics' peak 95 · Decanter · Wine Spectator · Vinous
- 05Lapostolle
Fundo, 3130000 San José de Apalla, Santa Cruz, O'Higgins
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Falstaff · Wine Advocate
- 06Emiliana
Avenida Nueva Tajamar 481 Of. 905,, 8320000, South Tower Las Condes,, Chile
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 07Koyle
Fundo Angostura Sin numero, Canadilla, San Fernando, O'Higgins
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 08Almaviva
50215, 8150215 Puente Alto, La Pintana, Región Metropolitana
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Falstaff · Wine Advocate
- 09De Martino
Manuel Rodríguez 229, 9790129 Isla de Maipo, Región Metropolitana
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 10Undurraga
Cam. a Melipilla 34, Talagante, Región Metropolitana
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
- 11Odfjell
Camino Viejo a Valparaíso 7000, Padre Hurtado, Santiago, Chile
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Falstaff · Wine Advocate
- 12Clos des Fous
Cauquenes, Maule, Chile., Details: Though they own and manage the Cachapoal vineyard, their primary winery and pressing facility (where wines are commonly aged and bottled) is located further south in the Maule Valley., Brazos Wine Imports, +4, Visits and tastings are highly specialized and usually require prior arrangements. You can reach out directly or check out their portfolio and operational details via the Clos des Fous Official Website., Clos Des Fous | WineMaps, Clos Des Fous. Home; Other Wineries like this; Places to Stay. Home; Other Wineries like this; Places to Stay. Business Info. Cachapoal, Rapel Chile. Location. ..., WineMaps
Critics' peak 94 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Wine Spectator
Central Valley is a wine region in Chile, home to 2,331 producers tracked on Femente. It takes in Rapel Valley, Maule Valley, Maipo Valley, and Curico Valley.
Central Valley — good to know
- How many wineries are in Central Valley?
- Femente tracks 2,331 producers in Central Valley.
- Where is Central Valley?
- Central Valley is a wine region in Chile, taking in Rapel Valley, Maule Valley, Maipo Valley, and Curico Valley.
Central Valley
Chile's Central Valley trades subtlety for scale, a vast red-wine engine where Carmenère finds earthiness and Cabernet builds power without pretense. Here, fruit ripeness and accessible structure matter more than complexity.
Producers in Central Valley
- Eyzaguirre — honest
- Buitre de Los Andes — undiscovered
- Papi — honest
- Via — honest
- Tres Palacios — distinction
- Heritage — honest
- Tocornal — honest
- Baron — undiscovered
- Casal de Gorchs — undiscovered
- Travesia — honest
- Sur Andino — distinction
- Domaine Conté — honest
- Tierra Alta — honest
- Vina Isabella — undiscovered
- Buenos Días — honest
- Luis Felipe Edwards — distinction
- Cantagua — honest
- Alameda — honest
- La Moneda — honest
- Sol de Andes — distinction
- VSPT Wine Group — honest
- Valparaiso Bay — undiscovered
- Puntí Ferrer — honest
- Segú — undiscovered
- Casa Verdi — honest
- Santiago Station — honest
- Neyen — distinction
- Yallel — undiscovered
- Cordilliva — undiscovered
- Carmen — distinction
- Koan — honest
- Cartaval — honest
- Urmeneta — honest
- Isla Negra — honest
- Casas del Bosque — distinction
- Futaleufu — honest
- Alto Bajo — honest
- Casa Mayor — honest
- Frontera — honest
- Valle Nevado — honest
- Antu Mapu — honest
- Viña Estefanya — distinction
- Santa Luz — distinction
- Santa Cruz — honest
- Anun — undiscovered
- Alpaca — honest
- Uranga — honest
- Abtao — undiscovered
- Estrella de Pascua — honest
- Viña Marty — distinction
- Mapocho — honest
- Campero — honest
- Pangea — honest
- Araucarias — undiscovered
- Montemar — honest
- The Winemaker's Secret Barrels — honest
- Las Rocas — honest
- Santiago de Chile — honest
- La Cruz — distinction
- Explorer — honest
- Avenda — undiscovered
- Ave Rosa — honest
- Barandiaran — undiscovered
- Santa Marvista — honest
- Sun Pueblo — undiscovered
- La Campana — undiscovered
- Vina de Apalta — undiscovered
- Jardin — undiscovered
- Valparaiso — undiscovered
- San Cruz — undiscovered
- Kawin — honest
- Puente Negro — undiscovered
- Viña Maile — undiscovered
- Volantin — honest
- Atus — undiscovered
- Santa Emiliano — undiscovered
- 2 Soles — undiscovered
- Château Matias — undiscovered
- Night Cat — undiscovered
- Andes Plateau — distinction
- Millahue — honest
- Alma Porteña — undiscovered
- Manguehue — undiscovered
- Valle de Los Andes — honest
- Pilar — undiscovered
- Las Colinas — undiscovered
- Viña Los Chanchitos — honest
- Clos de Luz — distinction
- Santa Celina CL — undiscovered
- Chaval — undiscovered
- Colinas Altas — undiscovered
- Antu — distinction
- Yali — honest
- Chileno — undiscovered
- Gran Avenida — undiscovered
- Hacienda Valdeperillo — undiscovered
- Bistro — honest
- Vina Vertiente Pagnel — honest
- Bodega Fundo El Mariscal — undiscovered
- Trueke — undiscovered
- El Bajo Estate — undiscovered
- Terraustral — distinction
- Rico Rico — undiscovered
- Antares — honest
- Postcard Collection — undiscovered
- Santiago — honest
- The Prime Cut — undiscovered
- Louis XX — undiscovered
- Herrera-Alvarado — honest
- Mar Andes — undiscovered
- Bosque de Plata — undiscovered
- Filippa — undiscovered
- Luna Llena — honest
- Florarte — undiscovered
- K3 Wine — undiscovered
- El Dorado — undiscovered
- Tringario — distinction
- Condorito — undiscovered
- Farellones — honest
- B-Liv — honest
- Vino Leyenda — undiscovered
- Mirano Wine — undiscovered
- Camino del Valle — honest
- El Barrio — undiscovered
- Suntana Vineyards — honest
- Kinto — undiscovered
- Silvestre — undiscovered
- Santa Lena (CL) — undiscovered
- Indomita Estate — undiscovered
- Elevado — undiscovered
- Valpo — undiscovered
- La Bodeguita de Munoz — undiscovered
- Los Placeres — undiscovered
- Flag — undiscovered
- Paso de Los Andes — honest
- El Árbol — honest
- ÖZ — undiscovered
- Candelaria — honest
- Azahar — undiscovered
- Zú Wines — undiscovered
- Terra Andina — distinction
- Santa Ema — distinction
- Nueva — honest
- Fuego Austral — honest
- Antawara — honest
- Los Pagos — honest
- Terra Vega — honest
- Mancura — distinction
- Viña del Mar — honest
- Machitún — undiscovered
- Capítulo Quinto — undiscovered
- Chicureo — undiscovered
- Casa Matisa — distinction
- Colcaua — undiscovered
- Odfjell — distinction
- Chile Lindo — undiscovered
- Guzllo — undiscovered
- Los Chaclos — undiscovered
- La Fuente — undiscovered
- Don Juan José — honest
- Manquehue — undiscovered
- Carolina CL — undiscovered
- Cacique Maravilla — distinction
- Los Perros — honest
- Tunquelen — honest
- Alto Roble — honest
- Aresti — distinction
- Casa Punti — distinction
- Quasar — honest
- Plenus — undiscovered
- Condorito — undiscovered
- Picunche — honest
- El Cuadro — honest
- Viña Escondida — undiscovered
- Parra Estate — undiscovered
- Butterfly Colorful — undiscovered
- Apaltagua — distinction
- Casa Nueva — honest
- Marchigüe — honest
- Millaman — honest
- Santa Alba — honest
- Coquinaria — undiscovered
- Palmeras Estate — undiscovered
- Rukumilla — honest
- Château Potrero Seco — honest
- Quebrada de Macul — distinction
- William Fèvre Chile — distinction
- Geo Wines — honest
- Parallel 33°S — undiscovered
- Tarapacá — distinction
- Vitivinicola del Maipo — undiscovered
- Morandé — distinction
- Rosario — honest
- Indomita — distinction
- Santa Alicia — distinction
- Ventisquero — distinction
- Balance CL — undiscovered
- Root:1 — distinction
- Santa Rita — critic
- Haras de Pirque — distinction
- Viña Huelquen — distinction
- Antiyal — distinction
- Abrantes — undiscovered
- Isla de Maipo — honest
- Olivares-Handal — undiscovered
- Viña Laurent — honest
- Perez Cruz — distinction
- Cousiño-Macul — distinction
- Cachagua — honest
- Viña Chocalan — distinction
- Side Yard — undiscovered
- Chada — distinction
- Cordua — undiscovered
- Grand Palace — undiscovered
- Bandera — undiscovered
- Las Mercedes — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Piedra Sagrada — honest
- La Tribu Wines — undiscovered
- Viñateros de Raíz — honest
- VyF — undiscovered
- Casa Luchsinger — undiscovered
- Fuerte De Santiago — undiscovered
- Pascal — undiscovered
- Escudo Rojo — honest
- Lof — honest
- Viña Monte María — undiscovered
- Viña Casalibre — honest
- Viña Aquitania — distinction
- Viña Maipo — distinction
- Cabernario — undiscovered
- De Martino — distinction
- Santa Inés — honest
- López Pangue — undiscovered
- South Cause — honest
- Cuatro Almas — undiscovered
- Viña Schwarzenberg — undiscovered
- Doña Javiera — honest
- Teillery — honest
- Gandolini — critic
- Santa Loria — undiscovered
- El Principal — distinction
- Victoria — honest
- Las Araucarias — undiscovered
- Viña Miraflores del Maipo — undiscovered
- Don Melchor — critic
- Almaviva — distinction
- Chilcas — distinction
- Canepa — distinction
- Villard — distinction
- Porta — distinction
- Portal del Alto — distinction
- Bodega Volcanes — distinction
- Cono Sur — distinction
- Viña Vik Winery — distinction
- Junta — distinction
- Castamora — undiscovered
- Casillero del Diablo — distinction
- Altos De Mujica — honest
- Lo Barnechea — undiscovered
- Viña Casa Sur — undiscovered
- AOX — undiscovered
- Casa Rivas — distinction
- Echeverría — distinction
- Botalcura — distinction
- TerraMater — honest
- Terra Bendita — honest
- Concha y Toro — distinction
- Viña Ratto — undiscovered
- Viña Chocalán — distinction
- Cremaschi Furlotti — distinction
- Vina Una Hectarea — honest
- Viña Palo Alto — distinction
- Chilensis — distinction
- Garage Wine Co — critic
- Arauco — distinction
- Arrebol — undiscovered
- Sentidos — undiscovered
- Viña Samoiedo — undiscovered
- Aura — honest
- Casa Lo Matta — undiscovered
- Mestizo — honest
- Vairua — undiscovered
- Estancia del Alto — undiscovered
- Jardin Secreto — undiscovered
- Santa Lucia — undiscovered
- Hermoso Hermosa — honest
- Ambrosia — undiscovered
- J. Bouchon — distinction
- Aguirre — honest
- Salve — honest
- Origen Sur — undiscovered
- Reta — critic
- Caballo Negro — honest
- Casa Donoso — distinction
- Kodkod — honest
- Pajo de Viña la Quirigua — undiscovered
- Laberinto — distinction
- Leyendas de Familia — honest
- Carta Vieja — distinction
- Santa Mónica — honest
- Santa Carolina — distinction
- Ochagavia — distinction
- Nativa — honest
- Quinta Las Cabras — honest
- Alvinde — honest
- La Ronciere — distinction
- Graneros — undiscovered
- Tutunjian — honest
- Viña Casa Acosta — undiscovered
- I Wines — distinction
- Misiones de Rengo — distinction
- Me Gusta — honest
- Emiliana — critic
- Casa del Rio Verde — undiscovered
- De Los Man — honest
- Viña Mostazal — honest
- La Compania — honest
- Palomo Peak — undiscovered
- Lonco Toro — undiscovered
- Requinoa — undiscovered
- Destino — undiscovered
- Don Erasmo — undiscovered
- Larmahue — undiscovered
- Rapel — undiscovered
- Ravanal — honest
- Twitchy Vine — undiscovered
- Sutil — distinction
- Estacion — honest
- Undurraga — distinction
- Caliterra — distinction
- Arboleda — distinction
- Conquest Gold — honest
- Alicanto — honest
- Viña la Posada — undiscovered
- Yeco — undiscovered
- Viña Maria — undiscovered
- Maturana — distinction
- Tagua Tagua — distinction
- Lagar de Codegua — distinction
- Cachapoal — honest
- Clos des Fous — distinction
- Tremonte — honest
- Torreón de Paredes — distinction
- Château Los Boldos — distinction
- Butron Budinich — honest
- Valle Secreto Vineyards Winery — distinction
- Viña Casas del Toqui — distinction
- Tuniche — honest
- Machali — honest
- Viña Tipaume — honest
- Diamante Loco — honest
- Huemul — honest
- Vina La Rosa — distinction
- Castillo Butron — undiscovered
- Ciudadano — undiscovered
- El Encanto Viñedos — honest
- Agricola Santa Cristina — distinction
- Miluna — undiscovered
- Key — honest
- Tierrapura — undiscovered
- Casas de Río Peumo — undiscovered
- Vistamar — distinction
- Lagar de Bezana — distinction
- Calyptra — distinction
- Kankura — honest
- Doña Clemencia — undiscovered
- Farmus — honest
- Donoso Silva Estate — undiscovered
- Santa Cruz — distinction
- Relmu — honest
- Lapostolle — critic
- MontGras — distinction
- Casa Silva — distinction
- Estampa — distinction
- Terrapura — distinction
- Bisquertt Family Vineyards — distinction
- Encierra — distinction
- Valle Andino — honest
- Raiken — honest
- Doña Dominga — honest
- Hard Rock — undiscovered
- Los Vascos — distinction
- Red del Vino — honest
- Lastarria — honest
- La Despensa Boutique — distinction
- Casa Chilena — undiscovered
- Hurtado — undiscovered
- Quisco — honest
- Parroquia de Isla de Yáquil — undiscovered
- Unique Vin — undiscovered
- Zapallar — honest
- Hacienda Los Lingues — undiscovered
- Caminomar — undiscovered
- Vina San Damian — undiscovered
- Ranquilhue — undiscovered
- UnVinito - Un Vinito — undiscovered
- Clos Santa Ana — honest
- Viña Cea — undiscovered
- Multi — honest
- Chateau de G — honest
- Bodega Caven — undiscovered
- Owm — distinction
- Viña Toldos — honest
- Malang — undiscovered
- Casa de Valenzuela — undiscovered
- Château de Feu — undiscovered
- Colchagua Chili — honest
- Viu Manent — distinction
- BH Wines — undiscovered
- Koyle — critic
- La Playa — distinction
- Manantiales — undiscovered
- Alto Los Romeros — honest
- Laura Hartwig — distinction
- Vuelo — honest
- Rio del Mar — honest
- Vultur — distinction
- Las Niñas — honest
- Maquis — distinction
- Javiera Ortúzar — honest
- Metropolitano — honest