Chardonnay Reserva Max
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted chicken with herbs, creamy mushroom pasta
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of the visionary founder Don Maximiano Errázuriz, the Max Reserva Chardonnay showcases the cool-climate potential of Chile's Aconcagua Costa. Grown in vineyards situated just kilometers from the cold Pacific Ocean, the vines benefit from morning mists and cooling sea breezes that slow ripening and preserve natural acidity. The soils, rich in metamorphic slate and clay, impart a distinct mineral edge to the wine. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed and fermented primarily in French oak barrels, with a portion in stainless steel to maintain fresh fruit purity. Periodic lees stirring adds a creamy texture and complex notes of toasted brioche and hazelnut, beautifully balancing the wine's bright citrus and tropical fruit core.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%