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País Chili

Origin

Spain (Castile) – Introduced to South America in the 16th century

Growing regions

Mainly in Chile (particularly Itata and Maule)

Also known as

Mission, Listán Prieto, Criolla Chica

País — historically Chile’s most planted red variety, introduced by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century from the Listán Prieto variety, vinified today in Chile’s southern valleys — Itata, Bio-Bio, Maule — on granite and schist soils — is the variety of the Chilean renaissance.