Passion for Syrah is the concept that best defines the nature of POLKURA.
The journey starts in 1998, when winemaker Sven Bruchfeld along with his friend and university buddy Gonzalo Muñoz,
were dreaming of future projects to do together. Gonzalo was studying
in Spain and Sven was working during harvest in different wine regions around the world. They met at that time near Narbonne, in the south of
France. A tasting of a Mediterranean-style Syrah in one of the local
wineries matched with a tasty lamb and mint sauce, defined this grape
variety as the one to be the base for their future wine.
Once both were back in Chile, they set out to find the best place to develop a vineyard in order to maximize the grape quality and therefore the wine they had in mind.
This is how in 2002 they found the place they were looking for. A neglected property in the Marchigüe area—the Western end of the Colchagua Valley—met the soil and climate requirements needed to fulfill their dream.
12 ha on the POLKURA hill were planted in 2004, the first vintage.
