Chile's ancient wine heartland south of the Bio Bio river, where Spanish missionaries planted País and Muscat of Alexandria on granite soils 400 years ago. These old-vine, dry-farmed vineyards — many pre-dating Phylloxera — produce wines of haunting transparency and mineral purity now championed by Chile's natural wine movement. País, once scorned as peasant wine, has become one of the world's most exciting rediscoveries.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | Outstanding Itata vintage; old-vine País from granite soils showed extraordinary transparent fruit purity. |
| 2021 | — | Classic southern Chilean vintage; the cool rainfall pattern favored Muscat and País equally. |
| 2020 | — | Benchmark year; the natural wine community discovered Itata Valley's old-vine treasures in force. |
| 2019 | — | Landmark vintage; De Martino and Clos des Fous raised international awareness of old-vine País. |
| 2018 | — | Solid vintage; the 400-year-old vines' resilience produced wines of uncommon mineral depth. |