Merlot Reservado
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken with herbs, grilled pork chops, pasta with rich tomato-based sauces
✨ Technical Specifications
Errazuriz's Merlot Reservado showcases the vibrant fruit character and elegant structure typical of the Aconcagua Valley. Historically, Don Maximiano Errázuriz recognized the untapped potential of this valley in 1870, defying critics who believed high-quality viticulture was impossible so far north of Santiago. For this Merlot, grapes are sourced from selected vineyard blocks where clay-loam soils retain the ideal moisture to allow the grape to ripen slowly and evenly, tempered by cool morning breezes from the Pacific Ocean. The wine is fermented in stainless steel to preserve its bright primary fruit aromas, with a portion aged in French oak barrels to add subtle complexity, soft tannins, and structure, resulting in an approachable yet classic expression of Chilean Merlot.
🍾 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
Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5%