ERRAZURIZ Chardonnay 'Las Pizarras' - Aconcagua Costa 2018 Bottle (losn)

Description

Las Pizarras Chardonnay 2018 is a remarkable wine that showcases the unique terroir of Aconcagua Costa, a project known for its innovation and focus on quality. This vintage has garnered high praise, including 99 points from James Suckling and 97 points from Decanter. The wine presents a bright yellow-straw colour and an expressive nose of citrus fruits, floral notes, and hints of marzipan and nuts. On the palate, it exhibits outstanding freshness and complexity, with vibrant citrus, tropical fruits, and delicate toasted nuances. The finish is long and elegant, featuring a mineral character that enhances persistence. The Wine Advocate awarded it 96+ points, praising its fresh, vertical structure. Best enjoyed from 2020 to 2030, this Chardonnay is truly exceptional.

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Las Pizarras is one of the most innovative projects in recent years, with a great sense of origin and pioneers in adopting a philosophy based on the terroir from Aconcagua Costa. Years of knowledge and mapping the vineyard revealed specifics blocks to produce the most complete and complex Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The name comes from the high percentage of metamorphic rock, specifically slate (“pizarras” in Spanish) found in the property.

Winemaking
The grapes were hand-picked on the mornings of March 05 to 23 to ensure the fruit was cool when it reached the winery. All of the fruit was pressed whole-cluster, and the juice was clarified by cold decanting, without the use of enzymes, before being racked to French oak barrels to be fermented with native yeasts. To preserve the fresh character of its origin, just 50% of the blend underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged for 13 months in 400-litre French oak barrels, 15% new.

The Wine
“The 2018 vintage of Las Pizarras Chardonnay shines with its bright yellow-straw colour. On the nose, it delivers notes of citrus fruits, accompanied by some floral notes framed by soft notes of marzipan and nuts. On the palate, the wine enters with freshness and deepness, followed by a delicate and complex feel. The palate is dominated by its citrusy profile, plus a hint of tropical fruits accompanied by delicate notes of toasted bread and dried fruits, all crowned by an exquisite mineral sensation, excellent persistence and an elegant finish.” FRANCISCO BAETTIG, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
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