Casillero Diablo Reserva Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Casillero del Diablo Reserva Chardonnay is steeped in the famous 19th-century legend of Viña Concha y Toro. To protect his finest private cellar from thieves, the winery's founder, Don Melchor, spread the rumor that the devil himself guarded the dark vaults—a tale that successfully kept intruders at bay and gave birth to one of the world's most famous wine brands. Sourced from selected vineyards in Chile's Central Valley, where cool coastal breezes help retain natural acidity, this Chardonnay showcases a bright, expressive character. The wine undergoes a combination of stainless steel fermentation to preserve fresh tropical fruit flavors and brief aging in French oak barrels to impart a delicate, creamy texture and subtle notes of vanilla and toasted hazelnut.
🍾 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%