# No Es Pituko! Carignan (2024)

- **Producer:** Viña Echeverria
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Carignan
- **Region:** Maule Valley, Chile
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 13.5%
- **Average price:** €15
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** raspberry, strawberry, cherry, plum, violet, black pepper, yeast

## About this wine

No Es Pituko is a playful Chilean slang meaning 'it is not fancy' or 'not snobby,' representing Viña Echeverria's commitment to authentic, low-intervention winemaking. Produced in the Maule Valley, this wine showcases Carignan from sustainably farmed vineyards. The Echeverria family, established in Chile since the early 20th century, created this range to challenge traditional, highly polished wine styles, offering instead a vibrant, rustic, and honest representation of the grape and terroir.

## Interesting facts

- The name 'No Es Pituko' is Chilean slang for 'not fancy' or 'not chic', reflecting its rustic, natural style.
- This wine is bottled completely unfiltered and unfined, which may leave a natural sediment in the bottle.
- Viña Echeverria is a certified sustainable winery, practicing environmentally friendly viticulture in Maule.

## Food pairing

The high natural acidity and vibrant red fruit profile of this natural Carignan make it exceptionally versatile. It cuts beautifully through rich, fatty meats like pork and duck, while its rustic, earthy undertones complement mushroom-based dishes and savory charcuterie.

## Wine making process

Crafted with minimal intervention, the grapes are hand-harvested and fermented using wild yeasts in stainless steel tanks. The wine undergoes no oak aging to preserve the raw, vibrant fruit character of Carignan. It is bottled unfiltered and unfined, with zero added sulfur dioxide, resulting in a cloudy, living wine that captures the pure essence of the Maule Valley terroir.