Luca Hodgkinson Lirio Cinsault Carinena 2018
About the wine
Juicy Carignan blend that made us go 'wow'
Luca is a great guy, everything you’d look for in a winemaker. He wears his heart on his sleeve and his wines are sensational.
Luca aims to produce wines that are as natural as possible, that really express the grapes and the place they were grown.
His blend is a fruit sensation; bringing together the body of the Cariñena of San Javier and the fruitiness of Itata. In his own words, ‘rare are the winemakers that dare to blend regions, but it works and definitely delivers’.
Best before
Drink now until 2024
Serving advice
Open, pour and drink.
Food match
Asado de Tira:
Short ribs of beef on the grill, ideally with an acid red fruits sauce. Simple and perfect!
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Luca Hodgkinson
Born and raised in the rugged Priorat region of Catalonia, to an English dad and French mum, Luca got a winemaking Master’s degree in Bordeaux, where he lived in the middle of St Emilion. He’s since made wines on 3 continents, and speaks 5 languages fluently.
Over the years, Luca realised he had to unlearn a lot of stuff from wine school. Like using artificial additives, pesticides, man-made irrigation and fertilizers. He believes vineyards are like people. If left to nature, they have personalities that shine through in their wines.
To Luca, wine is the most social product man has ever made, pure emotion in a glass. A mirror of the soils and location it springs from. It brings our senses down to earth. With Naked funding behind him, he’ll be able to focus 100% on what he’s best at, making his old-vine Chilean classics taste as delicious as possible.
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