Estate Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years of release to appreciate its fresh fruit character.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Via Errzuriz's Estate Chardonnay captures the vibrant, maritime-influenced character of the Aconcagua Valley. Sourced from vineyards where cool afternoon breezes from the Pacific Ocean moderate the valley's warmth, this wine represents a modern Chilean approach to Chardonnay, balancing bright, fresh acidity with a delicate creaminess. Historically, Errzuriz was among the first to recognize the potential of the cooler, coastal zones of Aconcagua for white varieties. The grapes are gently pressed and fermented, with a portion undergoing aging in French oak barrels to add texture and complexity, while the remainder is kept in stainless steel to preserve the pure, expressive tropical and citrus fruit aromas.
🍾 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%