Winemaker's Selection Merlot
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted chicken, grilled pork chops, pasta Bolognese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the sun-drenched slopes of Chile's Aconcagua Valley, the Errazuriz Winemaker's Selection Merlot is a testament to the estate's ability to craft accessible yet deeply expressive wines. The Aconcagua Valley is renowned for its dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, where warm daytime sun is tempered by cooling evening breezes flowing down from the Andes and inward from the Pacific Ocean. This unique microclimate allows the Merlot grapes to ripen slowly and evenly, developing lush fruit flavors while retaining a vibrant, balancing acidity. In the cellar, the winemakers focus on preserving the grape's natural plushness, utilizing gentle extraction and aging a portion of the blend in French oak barrels to impart delicate notes of sweet spice and vanilla without overshadowing the bright plum and cherry core. The result is a smooth, velvety red that captures the friendly, generous spirit of Chilean viticulture.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Viña Errázuriz blev grundlagt i 1870 af Don Maximiano Errázuriz og er en af Chiles mest prestigefyldte og historiske vingårde, beliggende i Aconcagua Valleys enestående terroir. Under Eduardo Chadwicks visionære lederskab har det familieejede vinhus spillet en afgørende rolle i at slå Chiles position fast på verdensscenen som en vinproducent i absolut topklasse – kulminerende med den historiske Berlin Tasting i 2004. Vingården forener banebrydende, bæredygtig vinavl med en dyb respekt for dalens særlige mikroklimaer, præget af både Andesbjergene og kystens indflydelse. Ambitionen er at skabe vine med exceptionel elegance, struktur og et stort lagringspotentiale. Errázuriz er verdenskendt for sine ikoniske flagskibscuvéer såsom Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve, Kai Carmenère og La Cumbre Syrah samt den udtryksfulde Max Reserva-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Merlot
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13.5%