Amelia Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled lobster, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted sea bass
✨ Technical Specifications
Amelia was launched in 1993 as Concha y Toro's flagship ultra-premium Chardonnay, named in honor of pioneering women who challenge boundaries. While originally born in the Casablanca Valley, its true destiny was realized when production shifted to the Quebrada Seca vineyard in the northern, semi-arid Limari Valley of Coquimbo. Here, just miles from the Pacific Ocean, the vines are cooled by the morning 'Camanchaca' fog and rooted in ancient, calcium carbonate-rich clay soils. This unique terroir imparts a distinctive flinty minerality and vibrant acidity to the wine. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels with carefully managed malolactic fermentation, Amelia Chardonnay strikes a masterful balance between rich, creamy texture and intense, saline-driven freshness.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1883 by Don Melchor de Concha y Toro and his wife Emiliana Subercaseaux, Viña Concha y Toro is Chile's preeminent wine producer and a cornerstone of South American winemaking history. Headquartered in Pirque within the historic Maipo Valley, the estate originated with noble French cuttings sourced directly from Bordeaux, laying the groundwork for a portfolio that now spans Chile's finest valleys from Limarí to Peumo. Concha y Toro pairs cutting-edge viticultural science with meticulous stewardship, crafting wines that reflect the diverse microclimates and soils of the Central Valley, Aconcagua, and southern regions. The winery is universally celebrated for benchmark red varietals—most notably expressive Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère—exemplified in prestige cuvées such as Carmín de Peumo, the Terrunyo series, and the enduring Marques de Casa Concha label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14