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San Javier

San Javier wine guide: the wine region in Chile, its País, the red wine and white wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Chile
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
País
Styles
red · white · rosé
3
Signature grapes
1
Producers listed
7
Bottles to find

San Javier is a wine region of Maule Valley, Chile.

Growers build the wines around País, filling out the blend with Moscatel de Alejandría and Caliboro.

Vines root into alluvial, clay and loam.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as elevated and riverside.

Red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus three more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich with ripe fruit flavors and earthy and spicy.

Producers worth knowing include Cooperativa Vitivinicola Loncomilla.

Pour them alongside beef & venison, white fish and tomato-based dishes.

Soil
AlluvialClayLoamVolcanic
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
ElevatedRiverside
Styles
redwhiterosésparklingsweet whitefortified

In the glass.

Red: Rich with ripe fruit flavors, Earthy and spicy.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Cooperativa Vitivinicola Loncomilla

Bottles to look for.

  • Don Juan Jose Anfora Carignan, San Javier, Chile
  • Vina Gonzalez Bastias 'Descabezado', San Javier, Chile
  • Vina Gonzalez Bastias 'Matorral', San Javier, Chile
  • Vina Gonzalez Bastias 'Naranjo', San Javier, Chile
  • Wildmakers 'Sabatico' Carinena - Garnacha, San Javier, Chile
  • Wildmakers 'Telurico' Carinena, San Javier, Chile
  • Wildmakers Pais de Comavida, San Javier, Chile

At the table.

  • Beef & Venison
  • White Fish
  • Tomato-based Dishes

Nearby regions.

San Javier: common questions

01.
What grapes is San Javier known for?
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País is the signature grape of San Javier. Moscatel de Alejandría and Caliboro are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does San Javier make?
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San Javier produces red wine, white wine, rosé wine and sparkling wine, plus two more.
03.
Where is San Javier?
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San Javier is a wine region in Chile.
04.
What food goes with San Javier wine?
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Try beef & venison, white fish and tomato-based dishes.

More from here: every wine region in Chile, or the wider Maule Valley guide.

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