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MontGras Handcrafted Wine Packaging by Ximena Ureta

MontGras Handcrafted Wine Packaging

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022

Deep burgundy and forest green glass bottles command the visual field, five vessels arranged in a staggered triangular composition upon weathered timber planks that read as warm umber and raw sienna striations against a storm-cloud grey textured backdrop suggesting aged concrete or natural stone, the chromatic architecture establishing an earth-toned analogous harmony punctuated by the saturated cadmium red of wax capsules crowning each bottle like ceremonial seals, while cream-colored labels featuring gestural ink brushwork in carbon black create dynamic tension against the otherwise restrained palette, the calligraphic marks suggesting wind-bent vegetation or topographical contours rendered with spontaneous confidence, large serif numerals in brick red establishing individual identity within the unified series as 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 anchor each label's lower register, compositional balance achieved through asymmetrical grouping with three bottles standing upright in the background tier and two positioned forward with one elegantly reclined creating diagonal thrust and visual rhythm, the raking illumination entering from the upper left bathes the scene in warm directional light producing subtle specular highlights along bottle shoulders and pronounced attached shadows that model cylindrical volume while cast shadows anchor forms to the timber surface, spatial construction employs shallow depth with overlapping elements and vertical stacking creating layered planes that guide the eye from the verdant vine leaves tucked at right edge serving as organic repoussoir through the central bottle cluster toward the atmospheric background, surface textures proliferate including the tactile grain of weathered oak planking, the glossy luminosity of glass catching light, the matte absorbency of paper labels, and the organic irregularity of wax seals, edge behavior transitions from crisp hard boundaries where bottles meet background to softer dissolved edges where shadow gradients model form, the overall aesthetic resonates with contemporary artisanal packaging traditions that privilege handcraft signifiers and material authenticity, evoking the gestural expressionism of abstract ink painting merged with typographic sophistication, atmospheric resonance conveys rustic refinement and considered curation suggesting the careful selection of limited-production vintages, the mood registers as contemplative and celebratory simultaneously inviting appreciation of both aesthetic achievement and the promised sensory pleasures contained within

MontGras Handcrafted is an enology based project that pursues the production of distinctive wines made out of rare grape varieties harvested in 2020. Each wine is the product of a unique combination of the particular weather and land conditions of five Chilean valleys and of five different wine makers. This packaging is a creative way of following the particular personality of each wine while expressing the common ideas behind the project.