Aresti

Family-owned since 1951 and now run by sisters Begoña and Ana María Aresti, Aresti has made it its mission to champion Chile’s Curicó Valley. Expect beautifully made wines, from zesty Sauvignon Blanc to rich, ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, that over-deliver for the price.

2021 Aresti Cabina 56 Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon – £8.96
2019 Aresti Trisquel Series Malbec – £16.96
2020 Aresti Trisquel Series Origen Semillon – £14.99
2020 Aresti Trisquel Gran Reserva Sauvignon Blanc – £12.95
2019 Aresti Trisquel Series Altitud Merlot – £16.96

Flying the flag for Curicó

In 1951, Vicente Aresti Astica bought the Bellavista estate in Curicó, less than 200 km south of Santiago. For almost fifty years the family grew grapes and sold them to others. Then in 1999, after a full renovation of the winery, they began bottling wine under their own name. Today his daughters Begoña and Ana María run the estate, which keeps it among the few Chilean wineries still owned and run by the founding family.

One valley, many climates

Curicó is one of Chile’s largest wine valleys, but it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Aresti wants to change that. The family now farms four estates that run from the coast-cooled west of the valley to the foothills of the Andes. The cooler sites give crisp, lively whites, while the warm valley floor ripens generous reds. Their Trisquel Series Merlot is grown on what is said to be Curicó’s highest vineyard, at 1,245 metres up in the Andes.

Why we love them

The Reserva range is an everyday sweet spot, with bright fruit, soft tannins and great value. For something more special, the Trisquel wines show off the best individual sites in Curicó.