2022 Vino de Vinedo Los Parientes Chardonnay
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This was really showing well, even though it has only just been released. It’s tight, full of energy, with a punch of minerality, bright taut citrus and crisp green apple. It’s lean and sleek, but with a fleshy, juiciness that makes it hard to resist now. A wine that’s singing. Aged for eight months in 15% new oak. Production: 7,254 bottles
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The 2022 Chardonnay Viñedo Los Parientes was fermented in used barrels with native yeast where it remained right through the winter. Yellowy green in the glass. The austere nose offers gentle apple, herb, and lime notes with a whiff of acacia. The palate is concentrated with firm acidity before the delicate, creamy, long-lasting finish.
Punchy mineral whiff with impressive intensity. Wet stones and lemon peel. Such a taut, textured palate, cut through by sharp acidity. So bright and pure, yet tangy and austere. Really nervy, almost “metallic” and gastronomic! Only 7200 bottles filled due to the frost which hit them twice. A wine you want to finish a bottle now.
This is "only" the second-tier Chardonnay from Pancho Baettig, but it's impressive in its own right, a very complex white from the volcanic soils of his Los Suizos vineyard in Traiguén. Fermented in 15% new barrels, this is a concentrated yet refreshing white with oatmeal and citrus flavours and a waxy, stony finish.
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Baettig is the exciting project from leading winemaker Francisco Baettig (of Errázuriz fame). Crafting vibrant, site-expressive wines from Chile’s south, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Malleco and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maule – this is one of the hottest names in South America.