Pure, light straw golden color in the glass and with a super elegant aroma that invites you closer with citrus notes followed by nuts, a touch of pastry and a subtle note of white flowers. The citrus profile dominates the palate, accompanied by fine notes of marzipan and walnuts, a touch of pear and small dots of redcurrant and pastry. tart tones. Fresh, extremely deep and persistent, complex and with a crisp acidity, which, together with a mineral sensation, makes the wine tense and elegant.
97 POINTS James Suckling CHILEAN WINE OF THE YEAR
97 POINTS Club De Amantes
96 POINTS Tim Atkin
95 POINTS Descorchados Reviewed by Patricio Tapia
All the grapes were pressed in whole bunches and the must was clarified by cold decanting without the use of enzymes, before being poured into French oak barrels to ferment with the house’s own wild yeast. To preserve the fresh character of the grapes, 40% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged for 13 months in 400 liter French oak barrels, 30% new.
Las Pizarras is one of the most innovative projects in recent years at Errázuriz, with a fantastic sense of terroir that highlights the characteristics of the Aconcagua Costa. Years of understanding and mapping the vineyard revealed specific blocks that allow the Chileans to produce more complex and complete Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah in the decidedly amazing range of wines. Its name derives from the high percentage of metamorphic slate rock present in the vineyard.
2020 was a challenging vintage with one of the driest winters in the previous 50 years. Nevertheless, Aconcagua Costa managed to overcome the lack of water and allow the grapes to fully ripen. It resulted in a moderate yield and abundant summer watering preserved the quality and freshness of the grapes. The grapes were handpicked in the mornings from 8th – 11th February to ensure that the grapes were cool when they reached the vineyard.
About Viña Errazuriz
It was the famous Don Maximiano Errázuriz who founded Viña Errázuriz in 1870. With great visions for the future and his innovative ideas, he planted the first French grape varieties in the Aconcagua Valley. In addition to the great vinous involvement, Errázuriz was also a politician and diplomat. He was born in Santiago in 1832, into a family of Basque origin that came to Chile in 1735. Since then, two members of the family have been presidents, two have been archbishops of Santiago and others have been diplomats, writers and businessmen who have contributed to the development of Chile. His great work was handed down to future generations in the family, and in just over a century his descendants consolidated the winery and placed their wines among the absolute best in the entire continent of South America. Today, Viña Errazuriz is therefore world famous for wines of very high quality.
Environmentally conscious world class
Viña Errazuriz is environmentally aware and future-oriented. In 2008, it was the first Chilean winery to introduce lightweight bottles to reduce CO2 emissions during both production and transport. Errazuriz also practices sustainable wine production, and the fields are cultivated organically as much as possible. The crowning achievement is – so far – the inauguration in 2010 of the new sustainable winery, Don Maximiano Icon Winery, in the Aconcagua Valley, as well as the official approval in 2011 as a sustainable company.
Roughly speaking, Errazuriz divides its wines into four categories
Estate Reserva: The basis of the house, where the quality is already far ahead of other Chilean wine houses’ “luxury editions”.
Reserva: From specially selected fields. A further development of the Estate Reserva wines, often with slightly longer/intense barrel ageing. Including i.a. the popular Max Reserva series.
Specialties: E.g. Single Vineyard, Wild Fermented, Organic and Late Harvest
Icon wines: Like Viñedo Chadwick, Seña, Founder’s Reserve and KAI. Belongs not only to the Chilean wine elite, but also to the world elite.
