Las Pizarras Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted lobster with butter, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the cool, wind-swept hills of the Aconcagua Costa, Errazuriz's 'Las Pizarras' Chardonnay represents a paradigm shift in Chilean white winemaking. The wine takes its name from the unique metamorphic slate ('pizarras') soils of the region, which are incredibly rare in Chile. Located just 12 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, the vineyard benefits from the cooling influence of the Humboldt Current, allowing the Chardonnay grapes to ripen slowly while retaining brilliant natural acidity. Crafted under the guidance of winemaker Francisco Baettig, the grapes are hand-harvested and gently whole-cluster pressed before undergoing fermentation with native yeasts in French oak barrels. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, combining intense mineral drive, citrus blossom, and wet-stone notes with a beautifully integrated, textured palate derived from lees aging.
🍾 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%