Chile
Chile
Clos de Luz 2020 Agreste País-Moscatel
Chilean Red
Cherry red and lightly cloudy because it is unfiltered, this País and Moscatel blend offers gentle strawberry, sour cherry, damp earth, stem and sweet-spice notes. The palate is flavourful and light, with gentle tannins, hay and fruit. The grapes come from an old vineyard in Almahue, Cachapoal, and the wine spent ten months in used barrels.
Casa Marín 2016 Cartagena Coastal Red
Chilean Red
Syrah and Garnacha come from vines on a steep, north-facing slope in Lo Abarca. The maritime setting lies close to the sea, and the soils are entirely calcareous with marine deposits. Herbal aromas accompany a balanced, fresh profile. The palate is fine and persistent, with vibrant acidity and balanced tannins. The release marked the first harvest from the Garnacha planting.
Pedro Parra y Familia 2019 Vinista País
Chilean Red
Rose hip, iris, wild strawberry, pomegranate, cherry and raspberry appear with bay leaf, leather, smoke and earth. Natural acidity, fine tannins and a saline mineral texture are also present. The wine is made entirely from País grown on dry-farmed, century-old vines rooted in basalt and granite. Half the fruit was fermented as whole bunches in concrete with native yeast.
Montes Alpha 2023 Chardonnay
Chilean White
Papaya and pineapple define the fruit profile, joined by toasted nuances, vanilla and dried fruit from barrel ageing. The palate balances freshness with generous body and carries a long finish. The Chardonnay was hand-harvested and separated for whole-cluster pressing, destemmed pressing and brief cold maceration. Thirty percent fermented in new oak, and the same proportion aged twelve months in French barrels.
Carmen 2021 DO Matorral Chileno Mezcla Tinta
Chilean Red
A vivid violet colour accompanies fresh floral character, red fruit and spice. The palate is soft and round, with rich texture, dark fruit, raspberry coulis, balsamic notes and a long finish. The blend is sixty-five percent Carignan, twenty-five percent Grenache and ten percent Pais. Its eighty-year-old, head-trained Melozal vineyard lies on an east-facing slope over granitic soils containing twelve to twenty-three percent clay.
Pedro Parra y Familia 2019 Pencopolitano
Chilean Red
Grapes from forty-five- to one-hundred-and-twenty-year-old vines include Cinsault, Carignan, Malbec, Syrah, Carmenere and Pais, drawn from Southern Chile's Itata and Maule regions at two hundred fifty to three hundred fifty metres. Red granite, sandy and quartz soils underpin the sites. Each component is fermented with native yeast in stainless steel and cement before blending. Pitch, black raspberry, thorns and earthy character meet tight minerality, with cassis grip on the finish.
J. Bouchon 2022 Block Series Sémillon
Chilean White
White and stone fruit accompany floral, smoky, herbal and spice notes. Refreshing acidity meets a firm, creamy texture. The finish is long and unctuous, with citrus, peach, pear, dried fruit and honey. Made entirely from Sémillon, the fruit comes from Blocks 1 and 16 of a more-than-eighty-year-old vineyard at Batuco. Half the wine ferments and matures in stainless steel and half in oak for six months.
Viña Marty 2023 Goutte d’Argent Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Fresh red cherry, strawberry, cassis and blueberry meet rose, granite and leather. The palate is fresh, light and mineral, with juicy fruit, fine tannins and a persistent finish. Pinot Noir comes from the Leyda Valley. Fermentation uses Japanese sake yeast at low temperature in stainless steel, followed by thirty days on the lees with weekly stirring. The wine is sustainably farmed.
Ovorra 2022 Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Chilean Red
Blackcurrant, ripe plum and dark cherry form a concentrated aromatic profile. Vanilla, cedar and warm spice are also present. The Cabernet Sauvignon spends a year in French oak. It is intense and structured, while the palate is powerful and composed. The tannins are firm and polished, and the finish is long and expressive. Fruit comes from the Maipo Valley in Chile.
Laberinto 2021 Cenizas Mezcla Tinta
Chilean Red
Ripe black cherry, blackberry, blueberry and cassis appear with eucalyptus, violets and subtle oak. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon come from a hand-harvested, organically farmed vineyard in Colbún with volcanic soil. Native-yeast fermentation follows a three-day cold maceration, with twenty-two days of total maceration. The wine spends fourteen months in used French barrels and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
De Martino 2022 Ungrafted Cinsault
Chilean Red
Fruit comes from ungrafted Cinsault vines more than forty years old in Guarilihue, Itata. No machinery is used in the vineyard. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel, then aged for six months in neutral French barrels. Red fruit and savoury notes are present, with moderate acidity and freshness. The vines are farmed without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides.
Morandé Adventure 2021 Colinas de Ránquil País
Chilean Red
Red cherry and raspberry meet a lightly earthy note. The palate is fruit-driven, with tannins that are present yet fine. País vines grow in Ránquil on granitic hills with abundant quartz. Fruit comes from the selected Las Cruzes vineyard, whose vines are more than one hundred and twenty years old. The wine is made in the Itata Valley of Chile.
Undurraga 2018 T.H. Carignan Maule
Chilean Red
Oak, raspberry and sour cherry appear with red fruit, dry earth, spice, leather and juicy plum. Strong tannins are balanced by higher-than-expected acidity. The wine is made entirely from Carignan grown in Cauquenes and Loncomilla within the Maule Valley. Vines are goblet trained on granite-based soils. Maturation lasted sixteen months in used French oak barrels, and production totalled 1,367 cases.
Undurraga 2024 T.H. Peumo Carménère
Chilean Red
Raspberry, cherry, green pepper, dark chocolate and oak are present. The palate is medium-bodied, with vibrant acidity, a fresh, juicy mouthfeel, smooth tannins and a long finish. The Carménère comes from a small, low-yielding plot in Peumo with red clay above decomposing granite. Maturation lasts twelve months in French oak, including thirty-five percent new barrels.
Pedro Parra y Familia 2022 Imaginador Cinsault Itata
Chilean Red
Brambly berries, pomegranate, rosehip and white pepper appear with dried flowers, smoke and spice. The palate is bone dry, with taut tannins and a stony mineral finish. Cinsault comes from four old vineyards on granite soils in Guarilihue Alto. Whole clusters ferment with indigenous yeast in oak tanks at low temperatures for fifteen days, while maceration lasts twelve days. Ageing lasts one year in concrete and large oak casks.
Viña William Fèvre 2012 Quino Noir Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Currant and raspberry appear with an herbal accent. The Pinot Noir comes from Malleco in Chile's deep south, where the project planted its vineyard at Quino on a northeast-facing hillside with stony clay soils. The wine is bottled directly from tank without barrel ageing or filtration. Its profile is fruit-led and refreshing, with acidity running through the palate.
Undurraga 2021 VIGNO Carignan Maule Valley
Chilean Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies raspberry, cherry, subtle smoke and black pepper. The palate carries red fruit and spice with freshness, fine tannins and balanced tension. The finish is long and persistently spicy. The blend is eighty-eight percent Carignan and twelve percent Cinsault. Its old bush vines grow on south-facing granite slopes in dry-farmed Maule countryside northeast of Cauquenes.
De Martino 2020 Single Vineyard La Blanca Semillon Maipo Valley
Chilean White
The colour is an intense golden green-yellow. Light floral aromas appear with white spice and dried seeds. The palate is juicy, compact and mineral, with grip. Semillon comes from a single vineyard in Isla de Maipo on alluvial soil. The grapes are harvested by hand and pressed under oxidative conditions. Fermentation takes place in French barrels, followed by maturation in Austrian foudres without malolactic fermentation.
Viña Arboleda 2018 Brisa
Chilean Red
Raspberry, blackcurrant leaf, savoury black fruit, rosemary and dried herbs appear with bright acidity. The finish is soft and somewhat dry, with pepper and balsamic notes. The blend is 36% Syrah, 24% Grenache, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Mourvèdre. Maturation lasts twenty-two months in French oak barrels; 38% are new, and 15% of the wine matures in foudres.
Concha y Toro 2019 Gravas del Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto
Chilean Red
Deep red colour is accompanied by fresh red-fruit and spice aromas. The palate has intensity and depth, with fine, velvety tannins. The blend is eighty-six percent Cabernet Sauvignon, ten percent Cabernet Franc and four percent Merlot. Grapes come from the Puente Alto Vineyard at 650 metres, where soils are rocky, alluvial, deep and poor in nutrients. Fermentation lasts eight days in stainless steel, followed by ten days of post-fermentation maceration and fourteen months in French oak.
Montes 2020 Wings Carménère Apalta
Chilean Red
Deep red colour has purple undertones. Blackberry and blueberry are joined by bell pepper, black pepper and sweet French-oak notes. The rounded palate is smooth, with a long finish. The blend is eighty-five percent Carménère and fifteen percent Cabernet Franc. Fruit comes from hillside blocks at the Apalta estate in the Colchagua Valley. Ageing lasts sixteen months in French oak, with eighty percent new barrels. Alcohol is fourteen and a half percent.
Montes 2020 Folly Apalta Syrah
Chilean Red
Intense carmine-red colour has violet tones at the edge. Ripe red and blue fruit includes blueberry, blackberry, cherry and black plum, with cookie, nutmeg, vanilla, leather, dark chocolate and toast. The tannins are smooth, and the finish is long and balanced. Syrah grows on thin granitic soils with angular stones in Apalta. Maturation lasts fourteen to eighteen months in French oak, seventy percent new.
Hacienda Araucano 2016 Alka Carménère
Chilean Red
Deep cherry-red colour appears bright and intense. Black fruit, eucalyptus, black pepper and cinnamon form an intense, complex aromatic profile. The palate is powerful, with silky tannins and balanced acidity. Prune and marmalade are present with spice in a long, complex finish. Made entirely from organically grown Carménère, the wine undergoes double sorting, destemming and gentle crushing. Skin maceration lasts one month.
Montes 2016 Purple Angel Carmenère
Chilean Red
Carmenère and Petit Verdot form a ninety-two to eight percent blend. Blackberry, fig, nutmeg, dark chocolate, pastry and soft toast are present. The palate is structured, with round tannins, volume, balanced acidity and a long finish. Fruit comes from Apalta and Marchigüe in the Colchagua Valley. Eighty percent was aged for eighteen months in new French oak; the remainder used second-use French oak.
Montes 2021 Purple Angel Carménère Petit Verdot
Chilean Red
Deep brick-red colour accompanies intense aromas of ripe blackberry, plum and blueberry. Black and blue fruit, sweet spice, pink pepper, coffee and tobacco appear on the palate. The texture is balanced and silky, with a caramel-like body and a very long finish. The blend is ninety-two percent Carménère and eight percent Petit Verdot. Maturation lasts eighteen months in French oak, with seventy percent first-use barrels.
Undurraga 2023 Red Field Blend
Chilean Red
Deep garnet colour with violet hues accompanies peppermint, pepper, violets, lavender, blackberry and red fruit. Raspberry and cherry appear with firm tannins, freshness, light toast and a long finish. The field blend is mainly Malbec, with Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and País. Old dry-farmed vines grow in Maule, and the co-fermented wine spends fourteen months in mostly neutral French oak.
Undurraga 2021 Altazor
Chilean Red
Cool and minty, with green herbs, eucalyptus and juniper. The wine is solid and energetic, with snappy acidity, lifted red plum, cassis and herbal notes. This Cabernet Sauvignon blend comes from Chile's Maipo Valley. It spent sixteen months in French oak, with one quarter new barrels and the remainder second use, followed by eighteen months in bottle.
Viña Errázuriz 2011 Kai Carménère Aconcagua Valley
Chilean Red
Deep violet-red colour precedes black cherry, blackberry, date, fig and blueberry-pie aromas, with black pepper and paprika. The palate is full-bodied and velvety, carrying dark berries, chocolate and refined oak. Firm tannins and vibrant acidity provide structure and freshness, while a long, elegant finish closes the wine. The recorded blend is predominantly Carménère with a small Syrah component.
Viña Errázuriz 2011 La Cumbre Syrah Aconcagua Valley
Chilean Red
Cool, earthy and forest-like aromas lead into sweet berry and spice. Dark berries, plum and smoke add depth, while mild herbal and peppery notes keep the profile savoury. The palate carries weight and lively acidity, with firm, well-integrated tannins providing structure. Meaty complexity and juicy length complete the documented Syrah profile from the Aconcagua Valley.
Viña Montes 2009 Montes Alpha M Colchagua Valley
Chilean Red
Dark wild-berry confit, ripe cherry and herbal savouriness lead the documented profile, joined by eucalyptus and cocoa. The palate is juicy and complex, with vivid, integrated tannins carrying the wine through a fruit-led finish. The recorded blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, supported by Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Deep colour and pronounced acidity are also recorded.