Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed young and fresh, typically within 1 to 3 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled chicken breast, creamy pasta dishes, or pan-seared white fish.
✨ Technical Specifications
Finca Las Moras Chardonnay captures the vibrant, sun-drenched spirit of San Juan's high-altitude desert valleys. Grown in the Tulum and Zonda Valleys, where intense solar radiation is balanced by cool mountain nights and irrigated by pure Andean snowmelt, this Chardonnay showcases a remarkably fresh and tropical character. Historically, San Juan was overshadowed by neighboring Mendoza, but pioneering efforts in the late 20th century revealed that its unique microclimates could produce white wines of surprising freshness and structural balance. The wine is typically fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its bright, primary fruit aromas of red apple, pear, and pineapple, with a small portion sometimes undergoing light oak aging to add a subtle touch of vanilla and roundness to the palate.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1993 under the aegis of Grupo Peñaflor, Finca Las Moras emerged as a transformative force in the viticultural landscape of San Juan, Argentina. Taking its name from the mulberry trees (moras) framing its parcels, the estate encompasses over 1,100 hectares distributed across three distinct sub-regions: the warm alluvial Tulum Valley, intermediate Zonda Valley, and the high-altitude frontier of the Pedernal Valley, situated at 1,350 to 1,400 meters above sea level. In Pedernal, cooling Andean breezes, significant diurnal temperature variation, and calcareous, gravel-strewn soils yield fruit marked by brisk natural acidity and exceptional aromatic tension. Led viticulturally by long-tenured chief winemaker Eduardo Casademont, the estate balances wide commercial reach with artisanal experimentation. While renowned for pioneering premium Syrah and Malbec, Finca Las Moras crafts distinctive white wines ranging from crisp, high-elevation Black Label Sauvignon Blanc and organic Chardonnay to traditional Pedro Ximénez aged biologically under flor, such as Pedrito.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%