In the early 1900s the family patriarch, Carl John Kingston, packed up his belongings and made the months-long journey from Central Mine, Michigan to Chile in search of copper and gold. In 1906, Carl John joined the Cerro de Pasco Mining Company as an engineer and traveled throughout South America scouting for his mother lode. Tobiano is a blend of different parcels within the Kingston vineyard and has been featured by the glass at respected restaurants such as Jean Georges in New York and the Four Seasons in London.

Inky dark red. Aromatically it is subtle until it gets some air at which time the usual notes of tapenade, blackberry and India ink start to emerge. It is seamless on the palate, round and plush, but with a little acid kick on the finish that keeps it more light on its feet than you might expect.