Polkura
The New World winery Polkura is a demonstration of how Syrah adapts exceptionally to the Chilean territory of Marchigüe, giving rise to wines of great depth while maintaining excellent balance. It all began in 1998 when the winemaker friends Sven Bruchfeld and Gonzalo Muñoz met in the South of France and, tasting a Syrah from a local winery, realized that this grape variety would be the cornerstone of the project they had long dreamed of starting together. Upon returning to Chile, the two began searching for the ideal place to purchase vineyards, which they eventually found in 2002 in the Marchigüe area, the westernmost part of the Colchagua Valley, less than 30 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. The marine influence is therefore very strong, although the presence of a mountain range between the estate and the coast mitigates the strong ocean breezes. From these premises, wines are born that combine the freshness and pronounced aromas typical of cooler climates with the structure and body of warmer climates. In the ancient local Mapuche language, the term “polkura” means “yellow stone”, referring to the richness of yellow granite that characterizes the soils.
The Chilean wine reality Polkura has 30 hectares of vineyards, planted on ancient volcanic soils poor in organic matter and rich in mineral salts. The presence of clay and yellow granite scattered at various depths is also characteristic. However, the composition of the soil in the plots is quite varied, with some predominantly formed of red clays, others of gray clays, and others still of sand. More than half of the available hectares are reserved for Syrah, associated with significantly smaller percentages of Malbec, Grenache, Mourvedre, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Viognier. Furthermore, since phylloxera has never managed to spread in Chile, each plant is on its own roots, meaning it rests on its own roots without American rootstock. In the winery, aging takes place mostly in small French oak barrels, with a cutting-edge winemaking style.
These are the premises underlying the wide and modern production of Polkura.
The New World winery Polkura is a demonstration of how Syrah adapts exceptionally to the Chilean territory of Marchigüe, giving rise to wines of great depth while maintaining excellent balance. It all began in 1998 when the winemaker friends Sven Bruchfeld and Gonzalo Muñoz met in the South of France and, tasting a Syrah from a local winery, realized that this grape variety would be the cornerstone of the project they had long dreamed of starting together. Upon returning to Chile, the two began searching for the ideal place to purchase vineyards, which they eventually found in 2002 in the Marchigüe area, the westernmost part of the Colchagua Valley, less than 30 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. The marine influence is therefore very strong, although the presence of a mountain range between the estate and the coast mitigates the strong ocean breezes. From these premises, wines are born that combine the freshness and pronounced aromas typical of cooler climates with the structure and body of warmer climates. In the ancient local Mapuche language, the term “polkura” means “yellow stone”, referring to the richness of yellow granite that characterizes the soils.
The Chilean wine reality Polkura has 30 hectares of vineyards, planted on ancient volcanic soils poor in organic matter and rich in mineral salts. The presence of clay and yellow granite scattered at various depths is also characteristic. However, the composition of the soil in the plots is quite varied, with some predominantly formed of red clays, others of gray clays, and others still of sand. More than half of the available hectares are reserved for Syrah, associated with significantly smaller percentages of Malbec, Grenache, Mourvedre, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Viognier. Furthermore, since phylloxera has never managed to spread in Chile, each plant is on its own roots, meaning it rests on its own roots without American rootstock. In the winery, aging takes place mostly in small French oak barrels, with a cutting-edge winemaking style.
These are the premises underlying the wide and modern production of Polkura.
