Cordillera Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with herbs, creamy mushroom pasta
✨ Technical Specifications
Miguel Torres's Cordillera Chardonnay is a masterclass in cool-climate Chilean viticulture, sourced from the exceptional soils of the Limarí Valley in the northern Coquimbo region. Here, the vines are cooled by the daily Camanchaca fog rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, and they sink their roots into rare, calcium carbonate-rich clay soils. This unique terroir imparts a distinct mineral tension and saline edge to the wine. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels with careful lees stirring, the wine strikes a beautiful balance between creamy, toasted brioche richness and vibrant, citrusy acidity, representing the Torres family's pioneering spirit in exploring Chile's diverse extreme terroirs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1870 by brothers Jaime and Miguel Torres Vendrell, Familia Torres stands as one of Spain's most historically influential and forward-thinking wine dynasties. Spanning prime estates across Catalonia (Penedès, Conca de Barberà, Priorat, and Costers del Segre) as well as Rías Baixas and Ribera del Duero, the house negotiates a mosaic of terroirs—from maritime granitic soils in Galicia to high-elevation calcareous clay and slate in northeastern Spain. Viticulturally celebrated for pioneering the Torres & Earth climate program, co-founding International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA), and advancing regenerative farming, the estate also champions the revival of pre-phylloxera ancestral varieties like Forcada. Vinification balances precise temperature control, native yeasts, and specialized aging vessels ranging from granite vats to traditional oak casks. Benchmarks such as Pazo Torre Penelas Blanco Granito, Sons de Prades, Forcada, and Esplendor Vardon Kennett reflect an unwavering commitment to site specificity, structural clarity, and sustainable viticultural excellence.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14%