Cousiño-Macul

By this time, Matías Cousiño had established himself as a visionary and pioneering entrepreneur within a country beginning to shape itself following its recent independence from Spain the early 19th century. His endeavors took him through a wide range of industrial projects. In the north of Chile he developed what was to be one of the most successful and richest silver mines of Chile. Later he constructed the first copper smelting plant.

All Cousiño wines are made only with grapes sourced from its two states, both located in the Maipo Valley: the Macul estate in the south east of Santiago, and the new estate in the south of the Maipo Valley near the town of Buin. Both estates are literally at the foot of the Andes mountains and, because of the altitude above sea level, are part of the sub-region known as “Alto Maipo”. (upper Maipo).

Macul

The capital city of Santiag...

Inside the Buin winery, brilliant engineering, leading edge technology and innovative solutions are evident everywhere. The vinification plant houses individual isothermal rooms. Each room houses ten stainless steel tanks and has independent temperature control. The complete winery has a capacity for handling 6.5 million litres, plus a climate controlles facility for up to 5,ooo barriques, a bottling plant and a storing room to keep the finish...

The Cousiño family is committed to the environment and has implemented an integrated sustainable management system into their production processes; their mission is to minimize the impact on the environment as much as possible, while still maintaining the quality that characterizes Cousiño Macul wines.
Based on international standards to limit the environmental impact of winemaking, they are proud to employ:

• Energy Efficiency
• Waste Mi...