Seleccion Especial Chardonnay Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled seafood, roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Casa Silva's Seleccion Especial Chardonnay Semillon showcases a harmonious relationship between two classic white grape varieties grown in Chile's fertile Central Valley. The Central Valley, flanked by the towering Andes and the cooling Pacific Ocean, provides a Mediterranean climate with warm days and cool nights, ideal for preserving the vibrant acidity of Semillon while allowing Chardonnay to develop rich, tropical fruit flavors. Historically, Semillon was once Chile's most widely planted white grape, prized for its productivity and texture, before Chardonnay rose to international prominence. In this blend, Casa Silva pays homage to Chile's winemaking heritage by combining the structural weight and waxy texture of Semillon with the bright, expressive orchard fruit character of Chardonnay. The wine is typically fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures to preserve its fresh, fruit-forward character, resulting in an approachable, beautifully balanced white wine that captures the spirit of the Central Valley terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
With winemaking roots dating back to 1892 in the Colchagua Valley, Viña Casa Silva is one of Chile's most historic and distinguished family-owned wine estates, formally bottled under the family label by Mario Silva and his sons in 1997. Based at their ancestral estate in Angostura near San Fernando, the winery has emerged as a leader in Chilean viticultural innovation, spearheading landmark terroir research and pioneering extreme vineyards ranging from the cool coastal hills of Paredones to the glacial soils of Lago Ranco in Chilean Patagonia. Committed to sustainability, precision farming, and authentic varietal character, the estate produces an exceptional spectrum of expressive red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines. Casa Silva is universally acclaimed for defining modern Carmenère through benchmark bottlings like Microterroir, its flagship blend Altura, and crystalline cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay, Semillon