{"title":"La Basilona","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn exciting part of the SWEEP of new, devoted natural Itata Valley producers, La Basilona was born in 2021. With the goal of creating delicious and true-to-terroir wines from happy n’ healthy grapes, their vineyards of regional vines are tended to organically and without machinery, while in the cellar the wines are made in a committed zero-zero fashion. Their focus lies specifically on país, moscatel and cinsault vines, both grown by themselves as well as by trusted local producers, and shown in a quaffable, compelling and honest way. FUN FACT! They also make their own fire-cooked “wild beer”, made with mineral-dense spring water, chemical-free field fruits \u0026amp; raw honey. We are elated to bring these wines to Ontario, welcome to the GW family Basile. #livewinespurejuice #vinochileno\u003c!-- notionvc: 6562b1b5-ee6e-43b1-a061-8344fbeaca78 --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-basilona-volante-o-maleta","title":"‘Volante o Maleta’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"\u003eMoscatel de Alejandría \u0026amp; País, Itata Valley, Chile\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tropical, salty and delectably aromatic Chilean anomaly. Brand new-to-Ontario producer from Grapes Witch Imports, welcome the perfectly WILD La Basilona! Beginning in 2021, Alsace-born Basile l’Archimandrite’s delightful project is all about creating delicious and true-to-terroir wines from the fruit of happy n’ healthy vines in Chile’s famed Itata Valley. FUN FACT! The name is a reference to a Chilean movie titled “Taxi para 3”, in which two thieves assault a taxi driver and ask him the question: “volante o maleta?”, meaning, you stay in the car and participate in robberies, or you go in the trunk! The stunningly aromatic moscatel de Alejandría grapes were destemmed by hand, before spending two weeks macerating. After a year in tank the wine got mousy - a natural wine flaw that does resolve, but makes the wine taste like corn chips until it does - so it was passed over país skins to refresh (also providing a warm hue) – a technique Basile says works well for him! We can confirm, it has graduated from mousiness to a delicious zero zero sip! Lychee, yellow gummy bears meets watermelon airhead, spoonful of salt \u0026amp; a supple, silky texture mixes with stick-to-your-teeth type tannins. Enjoy while watching your favourite movie featuring a heist, burglary or extended car-chase sequence. \u003c!-- notionvc: a617e361-ba90-4539-8a34-7253b1c1f0d6 --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Basilona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45098998759602,"sku":"WINE-GWI-BASILONA-VOLANTE-MALETA","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/7396\/2930\/files\/06_04_25_123.jpg?v=1750362971"},{"product_id":"la-basilona-blinto","title":"‘Blinto’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"\u003ePaís \u0026amp; Moscatel de Alejandría, Itata Valley, Chile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA zero-zero, savoury and aromatic Chilean red-white blend extravaganza. Brand new-to-Ontario producer from Grapes Witch Imports, welcome La Basilona! Beginning in 2021, Alsace-born Basile l’Archimandrite’s delectable Itata Valley project is all about creating delicious and terroir-driven wines from the fruit of only the happiest n’ healthiest vines he can grow or buy. The Spanish version of blouge (from the French, blanc + rouge), meet BLINTO (blanco + tinto)! A 50\/50 blend of 100-year-old, granite-grown país and moscatel de alejandría that were macerated for three months, pressed off skins and aged for nine months where they tied themselves together like baby’s first shoelaces. Morels in the rain, expensive feet, a house ripe with fancy incense meets a friend’s cool mom's perfume when you were in grade school, mineral muster, grapefruit pithy astringency, dried orange rind \u0026amp; bitter almond. A THIRSTY wine, enjoy alongside a Burmese tea leaf salad and reciting The Poetry Foundation’s poem of the day to anyone who will listen. \u003c!-- notionvc: b1b9b071-9457-4fb1-a65e-0920bb1b52b0 --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Basilona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45098998792370,"sku":"WINE-GWI-BASILONA-BLINTO","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/7396\/2930\/files\/06_04_25_124.jpg?v=1750362957"},{"product_id":"la-basilona-bazar","title":"‘Bazar’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"\u003ePaís, Moscatel, Torontel, Cinsault,  Itata Valley, Chile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA botanical, aromatic and mischevious Chilean piquette. Brand new-to-Ontario producer from Grape Witch Imports, welcome La Basilona! Beginning in 2021, Alsace-born Basile l’Archimandrite’s delectable Itata Valley project is all about creating delicious and terroir-driven wines from the fruit of only the happiest n’ healthiest vines he can grow or buy. A blend of berried país, floral moscatel, citric torontel, \u0026amp; spiced, n’ smoky cinsault aged between 90 and 200 years! To create this whimsical piquette, two tonnes of un-pressed, macerated grape skins are added to 900 litres of spring water and left for seven days of maceration with spearmint-like pennyroyal and strawberry-esque mutilla (a regional Chilean berry that looks like a blueberry!). Tiger balm offers a lifted, healing menthol aroma, red cherry, lemon verbena heavy vermouth and tonic, Christmas spices with dried orange peel, thyme \u0026amp; a little taut, with soft fuzzy bubbles. A perfect accompaniment with an assortment of olives, Pan Amasado or beef empanadas. \u003c!-- notionvc: c6b62981-f108-4b1b-a6fc-58f8a5aebe60 --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Basilona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45098998825138,"sku":"WINE-GWI-BASILONA-BAZAR","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/7396\/2930\/files\/07_04_25_047.jpg?v=1754578696"},{"product_id":"la-basilona-circo-pobre","title":"‘Circo Pobre’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\"\u003ePaís, Itata Valley, Chile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn earthy, smoky and zero-zero, honest-as-they-come, vintage in a bottle.  Brand new-to-Ontario producer from Grapes Witch Imports, welcome La Basilona! Beginning in 2021, Basile l’Archimandrite’s delightful project is all about creating delicious, terroir-centric wines from the fruit of only the happiest n’ healthiest vines in Chile’s Itata Valley. ‘Circo Pobre’ is made from 200-year-old (!!!) país grown on poor, sandy granitic soils, which saw three months of skin-contact in neutral steel tank before being pressed for an additional nine months, also in tank, getting ready for opening night. FUN FACT! A light smoke taint is present due to a fire nearby the vineyard, but really feels truly in place in the context of this rough n’ rich red, giving a Pacina 'Toscana Rosso’-esque vibe we’re INTO! FUN FACT! “Circo Pobre” means “poor circus”, and is a reference to having to do everything at the winery oneself, cultivate the vineyard, make the wine, bottle it, sell it, plus the paperwork! Macademia nut butter, rubber tree in a monkey filled jungle, fermenting cacao beans, cinnamon bark, chalk \u0026amp; craggy black rock tannins, like the shores of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. Pour alongside fire-charred veggies, seaweeds, elk or duck. \u003c!-- notionvc: 6790d07f-092f-4bb8-b392-bb9662c7de1d --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Basilona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45098998857906,"sku":"WINE-GWI-BASILONA-CIRCO-POBRE","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/7396\/2930\/files\/06_04_25_130.jpg?v=1753820204"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/7396\/2930\/collections\/IMG_2529.jpg?v=1772638760","url":"https:\/\/grapewitches.com\/collections\/la-basilona.oembed","provider":"Grape Witches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}