Iconic and outstanding houses in Maipo Valley.
Chile's oldest fine-wine region trades Cabernet's dark fruit for savory earth and graphite—a cooler, drier expression than the warmer valleys south.
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Region DNA
The character of Maipo Valley
Based on 1,545 wines with structural data
Style profile
Broad range with a recognisable character
FEM score distribution
Based on 148 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Maipo Valley
Tarapacá
VisitMaipo Valley is a wine region in Chile, home to 316 producers tracked on Femente, 27 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, and Shiraz/Syrah, producing Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon and Chilean Carménère wines with notes of Oak, Black fruit, and Red fruit. It takes in Santiago.
Maipo Valley — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Maipo Valley?
- The most planted varieties in Maipo Valley are Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Shiraz/Syrah, and Merlot, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Maipo Valley known for?
- Maipo Valley is known for Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Carménère, and Chilean Chardonnay wines and flavors of Oak, Black fruit, and Red fruit.
- How many wineries are in Maipo Valley?
- Femente tracks 316 producers in Maipo Valley, of which 27 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Maipo Valley?
- Maipo Valley is a wine region in Chile, taking in Santiago.
Maipo Valley
Chile's oldest fine-wine region trades Cabernet's dark fruit for savory earth and graphite—a cooler, drier expression than the warmer valleys south. Here, structure outlasts ripeness.
Producers in Maipo Valley
- 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