Elqui Valley is Chiles most extreme wine regionnearly 5000 feet above sea level, it has 300 days of summer and such clear skies that it's famous for observatories. Its a tough place to make wineso its no surprise that there are only a few commercial wineries here. Winemaker Giorgio Flessatis Italian roots have heavily influenced the way they make wine. In fact, this is the first appassimento Carménère in the world, made by leaving the grapes to dry until the flavours are much more pronounced. Black pepper. Plum. Fig. Its incredibly rich, with plenty of black-fruit flavours and subtle sweetness from the dried grapes. Great with tagine.