Aconcagua Alto Carmenere
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb chops, grilled duck breast, or rich mushroom empanadas.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the high-altitude terraces of the Aconcagua Valley, Errazuriz's Aconcagua Alto Carmenere is a masterful expression of Chile's signature grape. The 'Alto' designation refers to the vineyards nestled closer to the Andes, where colluvial soils and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts allow Carmenere to ripen slowly and fully. This unique microclimate tames the grape's natural pyrazines, transforming potential greenness into elegant notes of roasted red pepper, black pepper, and fresh herbs, backed by luscious black plum fruit. Historically, Carmenere was mistaken for Merlot in Chile until its rediscovery in 1994. Errazuriz has spent decades perfecting its cultivation, aging this cuv ee in French oak barrels to seamlessly integrate fine-grained tannins with the wine's natural, vibrant acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1870 by Don Maximiano Errázuriz, Viña Errázuriz is an architect of modern Chilean viticulture. Sited in the Aconcagua Valley, the estate traverses diverse mesoclimates, moving from warm, alluvial inland terraces framed by the Andes to cool-climate maritime slopes in Aconcagua Costa. Viticulture emphasizes precision farming certified under the Wines of Chile Sustainability Code. Errázuriz revolutionized Chile's global standing through the historic 2004 Berlin Tasting orchestrated by Eduardo Chadwick, alongside longtime Technical Director Francisco Baettig. While internationally revered for red icons, Errázuriz’s white wine program demonstrates profound terroir mastery, especially along the coastal schist soils of the Las Pizarras vineyard. Benchmark white expressions like Las Pizarras Chardonnay deliver striking mineral reduction, crystalline acidity, and tension, while the Max and Costa Sauvignon Blancs showcase vibrant, citrus-driven linear precision that highlights the estate's exceptional Pacific maritime influence.
🍇 Grapes
Carmenere
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14%