Louis-Antoine Luyt El Mismo Pais 2022 1L

Soft, juicy Beaujolais-influenced Pipeño made of pais. Typically lightly smokey, red cherry, wild strawberries, refreshing acidity and low on tannins. A thirst- quenching fusion between Beaujolais & chili.

Louis-Antoine Luyt is a French-born winemaker who became one of the key figures in the revival of Chile’s old-vine, heritage wine culture. He first arrived in Chile in the late 1990s, studied oenology in Beaune, and eventually settled in the Maule region, where he began working with extremely old, dry-farmed vineyards—many between 100 and 300 years old. Rather than following the modern Chilean model of polished Cabernet-driven wines, Luyt focused on país, a grape long dismissed as rustic, and helped demonstrate that it could produce fresh, expressive, terroir-driven wines. His work—low-intervention farming, native yeasts, little to no sulfur—has made him a central figure in Chile’s natural wine movement.

His wines tend to be light, energetic, and rooted in traditional methods like pipeño (a historic, farmhouse style), often made with semi-carbonic maceration and minimal cellar manipulation. The goal isn’t polish but purity and drinkability, with bright red fruit, earth, and a slightly wild edge. Luyt also works closely with local growers, helping preserve old vineyards and bring economic value back to rural farming communities—part of why he’s often described as both a winemaker and a catalyst for Chile’s wine renaissance.

El Mismo País is one of his more approachable, everyday expressions: a 100% país, primeur-style wine meant to be fresh, vibrant, and immediate rather than structured or age-worthy. Typically bottled young, in liter format, it leans into juicy red fruit, light tannin, and high drinkability—the kind of bottle that fits perfectly in a casual, glou-glou context but still carries the story of Chile’s oldest vines and traditions.