Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, prime rib of beef, grilled venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve represents the pinnacle of Viña Errázuriz's winemaking legacy, named in honor of Don Maximiano Errázuriz, who founded the estate in 1870. In an era when most Chilean vineyards were planted close to Santiago, Don Maximiano courageously traveled north on horseback to the untamed Aconcagua Valley, recognizing its extraordinary potential for premium viticulture. Sourced primarily from the historic Max vineyards, where colluvial soils and cool afternoon breezes from the Pacific Ocean create an ideal microclimate, this iconic blend is crafted to showcase world-class structure and elegance. The wine undergoes meticulous fermentation in stainless steel and is aged for 18 to 22 months in French oak barrels, resulting in a sophisticated, multi-layered masterpiece that helped put Chilean fine wine on the global map.
🍾 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
Cabernet Sauvignon (typically 65-75%), blended with Malbec, Carmenere, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc
🍷 ABV
14% - 14.5%