Gran Reserva Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the cool-climate vineyards of the Aconcagua region, specifically the Casablanca Valley, Morandé's Gran Reserva Chardonnay is a tribute to viticultural pioneering. In the early 1980s, founder Pablo Morandé famously defied conventional wisdom by planting vines in this coastal zone, which was previously deemed too cold for quality grape growing. Today, this Chardonnay showcases the wisdom of that gamble. Benefiting from the morning fogs and cooling breezes of the Pacific Ocean, the grapes undergo a slow ripening process that preserves their natural acidity. The wine is fermented and aged in French oak barrels and traditional foudres, utilizing lees stirring (bâtonnage) to develop a rich, creamy texture that beautifully balances its vibrant, mineral-driven core.
🍾 About the Producer
Viña Morandé was founded in 1996 by visionary winemaker Pablo Morandé, widely celebrated as the viticultural pioneer who introduced commercial vine plantings to the cool, maritime-influenced Casablanca Valley. Now operating under the Morandé Wine Group umbrella with historical headquarters and cellars centered in Pelequén, the estate farms extensively across prime Chilean macro-terroirs ranging from coastal Casablanca and Limarí to the granitic dry-farmed Secano Interior of Maule and Itata. Under the cellar direction of Ricardo Baettig alongside Pablo Morandé, the winery is renowned for innovative technical methods, including early adoption of high-density plantings, concrete eggs, and traditional untoasted foudres. Across whites and sparkling expressions, the house crafts crisp coastal whites and classical cuvées alongside boundary-pushing benchmark bottlings such as Edición Limitada Black Chardonnay, Bestiario, and the noble rot dessert wine Edición Limitada Golden Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, marrying varietal freshness with textural complexity.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.5%