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
Established in 1883 by Don Melchor de Concha y Toro and his wife Emiliana Subercaseaux, Viña Concha y Toro is the titan of Chilean viticulture, responsible for positioning the nation on the global fine-wine map. Anchored in the Pirque subregion of the Maipo Valley along the alluvial terraces of the Maipo River, the estate commands access to premier vineyard blocks across the Central Valley, Aconcagua, Coquimbo, and southern Chile. Here, stony, gravel-dominant soils, intense Andean diurnal temperature swings, and cooling maritime winds cultivate fruit of striking phenolic maturity and brisk acidity. Controlled for decades by the Guilisasti family, with winemaking led by technical director Marcelo Papa, the house blends vast scale with plot-by-plot precision and certified B Corporation sustainability standards. From foundational benchmarks like the historic Casillero del Diablo to terroir-driven crus like Terrunyo and the legendary Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, the style exemplifies refined structure, savory typicity, and vibrant varietal purity.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.5-14