2021 · Waro

Gustavo Martinez is an independent, family-owned producer in Chile’s Itata Valley in the Southern Region. Owner-winemaker Gustavo Martinez works directly with longtime growers, focusing on single-variety, single-vineyard wines that reflect the character of the site. The vineyards are planted on granite soils and farmed with a low-input, natural approach, including dry-farming, chemical-free viticulture, hand harvesting, and horse-plowed rows. Notes also reference organic and biodynamic practices, though no formal certification is mentioned. Overall, this is a small, producer-driven operation centered on traditional farming and site-specific wines.