Las Pizarras Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, pan-seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Errazuriz's Las Pizarras Pinot Noir represents a groundbreaking chapter in Chilean viticulture, born from a meticulous quest by winemaker Francisco Baettig and Eduardo Chadwick to map the unique metamorphic slate (pizarras) soils of the Aconcagua Costa estate. Located just 12 kilometers from the cold Pacific Ocean, this cool-climate vineyard is constantly swept by maritime breezes, which slows ripening and preserves vibrant acidity. The slate soils, rare in Chile, impart a distinct mineral tension and structural elegance to the wine, drawing comparisons to Burgundy's grandest crus. Crafted with minimal intervention, native yeasts, and gentle oak aging, this wine showcases a brilliant synthesis of New World purity and Old World restraint, redefining the global perception of Chilean Pinot Noir.
🍾 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
100% Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%