Leyda Valley · Colchagua Valley · Sagrada Familia · Chile
Helena has been in the industry for over 25 years, dedicated to producing wine cultivated in Chile’s best wine regions including Leyda, Sagrada Familia and Colchagua, selecting the finest grapes for this production.
1997
180+
230 km
Established
Hectares
from Santiago
Helena’s Sauvignon Blanc grapes are cultivated in Leyda Valley, a premier cool-climate coastal subregion within San Antonio Valley, Chile known for vibrant, saline-driven wines. Only 4–12 km from the Pacific Ocean, the area’s high maritime influence, morning fog, and granitic soils create a slow-ripening, low-yield environment that results in high-quality, mineral-rich, and high-acidity wines. Clay and loam soils over a granite base challenges the vines to produce small, concentrated, and intensely flavored grapes.
Conditions particularly favoring Carménère selected by Helena’s winemaker are found in the coastal hills of Colchacagua, cooled by the Pacific breeze and Andean winds for an extended ripening period. The result preserves acidity in the grapes and produces reds of excellent color, great freshness and excellent cellaring capacity.
Among the 180 hectares of red grape vineyards cultivated in Sagrada Familia valley, Helena’s selection of Petit Verdot benefits from a 20-degree day-to-night temperature difference, ideal conditions for the quality, color, and concentration of this varietal.
Leyda Valley Sauvignon Blanc
A premier cool-climate coastal subregion producing vibrant, saline-driven wines with its maritime influence, morning fog, and mineral granitic soils.
Colchagua Carménère
The coastal hills of Colchagua valley cooled by Andean winds produce this fine selection of Carménère for Helena wines.
