Rivalta is a wine made in tribute to Pedro Pavone-Voglino, father of Don Félix Pavone, founder of Santa Ema.
Known for his pioneering instinct and abundant determination, Pedro Pavone Voglino left his home in Rivalta, Italy, sailing to the new world in 1917. When he arrived in Chile he settled in Isla de Maipo, falling in love with the landscape and the extraordinary characteristics ideal for viticulture.
In 1931 he acquired his first property that would later become Viña Santa Ema. Pedro Pavone loved cars, and he was an excellent race car driver. At 28 he drove over the Andes to Argentina, and was a member of the first Harley Davidson team in Chile.
Rivalta is a limited production wine. This blend is made every year with just 20 of the best barrels of the red wine in the winery.
A unique blend made with the 20 best barrels of red wine at the winery.
This icon wine comes from Cerro Blanco, one of the highest vineyards in the Maipo Valley.
Limited production. Just 15,000 bottles made annually.
Aged 15 months in first-use French oak barrels.
After the final blend, it spends 5 additional months in barrels.
Unfiltered.
1 year aged in bottle.
Pirque, Fundo Cerro Blanco. Slopes of the Andes Mountains.
1000 m above sea level.
Principally Mediterranean with dry periods, then rains concentrated in a period of 9 months, summers with large diurnal temperatures, up to 25ºC, allowing for the creation of significant levels of phenolic compounds.
Colluvial. Low fertility with angular rocks and gravel that are irrigated by the waters of the Maipo River, rich in iron and phosphates that lend great character to the grapes.
6 tons.
1,000 cases of 9L.
5,000 plants/ha. Year planted: 2005.
Beginning of April.
15a / 15b Cabernet Sauvignon
33 Carmenere
17 Syrah
31 Carignan
