JP Martin

Atacama's remote Huasco Valley through Garnacha, Syrah, and Carménère.

JP Martin operates in Chile's Huasco Valley, a remote corner of the Atacama region where desert conditions and coastal influence shape distinctive wines. The winery focuses on varieties suited to this challenging terroir: Garnacha, Syrah, and Carménère. De Cal Garnacha emerges as the flagship, a wine that has drawn attention from Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator. The Rumay Syrah and Rumay Carménère follow, each expressing the valley's mineral-driven character. Garnacha in this latitude tends toward bright acidity and red-fruit precision; Syrah gains structure and peppery notes; Carménère, Chile's signature variety, develops darker fruit and herbal complexity. The Huasco Valley's extreme diurnal temperature swings and sparse rainfall concentrate flavors while maintaining freshness—conditions that reward patient winemaking in one of the country's least conventional regions.