Las Pizarras Syrah
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, grilled venison, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Errazuriz's Las Pizarras Syrah represents a groundbreaking chapter in Chilean viticulture, shifting the focus from the warm interior valleys to the cool, wind-swept hills of Aconcagua Costa, just 12 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. The name Las Pizarras translates to 'The Slates,' paying homage to the rare metamorphic slate and schist soils that define this unique vineyard site. This exceptional terroir, combined with the cooling maritime breezes, yields a Syrah of extraordinary tension, vibrant acidity, and distinct mineral elegance, far removed from the jammy styles often associated with warmer climates. Hand-harvested and crafted with meticulous care, the wine is typically fermented with a portion of whole clusters and aged in French oak barrels to preserve its intense aromatic profile of black pepper, violets, and blue fruit, anchored by a savory, stony backbone.
🍾 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
Syrah 100%
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%