A very exciting new release from Errazuriz. The 2023 Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay is a stunning vintage from this wine. With a highest ever rating of 95 Points from Decanter for a wine priced so low, this also offers exceptional value.
The grapes for the Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay are sourced from the Aconcagua Costa vineyard located 12 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. Planted by Viña Errázuriz in 2005 and 2009, the soil is composed by a thin layer of loamy texture and placed on a base of clay and metamorphic rock (slate/schist), providing the mineral notes present in the wines that are grown in these vineyards.
Grapes were handpicked in the early morning between February 8th and February 20th and carefully transported to the winery, where they were whole-cluster pressed and cold decanted in stainless steel tanks. The use of native yeasts along with the larger number of strains of yeasts during a wild fermentation contributes greater complexity to the wine. The juice was fermented in used French oak barrels during 15 to 20 days, and then underwent 45% malolactic fermentation. Then the wine was aged for 11 months in used French oak barrels and 10% in foudres.
