Viña Casa Silva began in 1997 en pursuit of a long-held dream of sharing the family’s love and affection for its land in the Colchagua Valley in a bottle of wine. Emilio Bouchon was the first to arrive in Chile from St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France, in 1892, and his family has been making wine there ever since. They were pioneers in the Colchagua Valley, although it was not until 1997 that Mario Pablo Silva, the oldest son of the fifth generation, and his father, Mario Silva, shared the dream of making wines under their own label. The latter had dedicated much of his life to recovering the old vineyards and wine cellar and had acquired a unique understanding of the terroir in the Colchagua Valley. His other sons Francisco, Gonzalo, and Raimundo joined soon thereafter and contributed to the development of Viña Casa Silva. And so began the new family winery and the process of modernizing all of the activities that took place within it.César is an ancient variety, said to have been grown in northern Burgundy for more than 2000 years. Legend has it that the variety was introduced to the region by Roman soldiers, as evidenced by both its principal name and its synonyms (Romain and Romano). Intense ruby red color. On the nose is fruity, with notes of red fruits and hints of strawberry and cherry, wild and earthy aromas. On the palate, it is firm with good structure, powerful and unctuous tannins, good balance between structure and acidity.