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Errázuriz Family - Viñedo Chadwick 2017 (750ml)

 
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Price: $420.00


Case Sale Price:
$347.50 per bottle

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Producer Errázuriz Family
Country Chile
Region Central Valley
Subregion Maipo Valley
Varietal Cab Sauv & Petit Verdot
Vintage 2017
Size 750ml

Errázuriz Family Description

Viñedo Chadwick is another project from Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz, a man who has been instrumental in building Chile’s reputation in the fine wine arena. His father, Alfonso Chadwick Errázuriz bought the 300-hectare estate in the Alto Maipo Valley in 1945, to indulge his love of wine and polo, having captained the Chilean team for many years. In 1992 – realising that his father’s polo field sat on gravel soils perfectly suited to Cabernet – Eduardo persuaded him to convert it to vineyards. Sadly Alfonso died the following year, before he could see the fruit of the project. In 1999, the first vintage of Viñedo Chadwick – an ultra-premium expression of Chilean Cabernet from the Maipo Valley – was made, in tribute to Alfonso and continuing his legacy.

Viñedo Chadwick made the history books in 2004 when it came first in the Berlin Tasting – arranged by Eduardo Chadwick to prove the potential of Chilean fine wine. Chadwick’s premium expressions of Chile were tasted blind alongside the world’s finest Bordeaux blends, including First Growth Claret and Super Tuscans. The results, with Viñedo Chadwick and Seña leading the pack, officially put Chile on the fine wine map. The 2014 vintage of Viñedo Chadwick was the first Chilean wine to be awarded 100 points, as rated by critic James Suckling.  

The aim here is to produce a wine of elegance and purity that expresses a real sense of place. The wine is often 100% Cabernet, but a small percentage of Petit Verdot is included in some years. Today Viñedo Chadwick competes with the finest Cabernets from around the world.

Francisco Baettig – Chile’s most famous and respected winemaker – is in charge of the winemaking for Viñedo Chadwick, having taken over in 2003. He is constantly tweaking work in the vineyard and winery to make the most elegant expression of the site possible. 

On arrival at the winery, the fruit is de-stemmed, sorted, then crushed and fermented in separate lots in a combination of stainless steel and concrete. It will spend up to a month on skins with up to three pump-overs a day. The wine is then aged for close to two years in mostly new French oak, with some Stockinger casks, then blended just prior to bottling. 

James Suckling: 100 Points

The pure fruit and juicy tannins are so succulent and enticing. Full body and soft, silky tannins. Complete. Everything is where it should be. Ripe fruit and tangy acidity provide energy and balance. Love the finish. Precise and fine-grained texture. Cabernet sauvignon with a touch of petit verdot. Try after 2023. 800 cases made.

Wine Advocate: 96 Points

2017 was a very low-yielding and warm year, and the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes for the 2017 Viñedo Chadwick were harvested earlier than ever, in early March, to avoid excessive ripeness and keep good freshness. This has the classical minty Maipo profile, with more grip, concentration and tannin—polished, fine-grained tannin—than the 2016. It has good weight and combines power with elegance, in a clean and classical style. The oak is nicely integrated, and in 2014 they started using larger 2,500-liter foudres even for the Cabernet Sauvignon; the profile of the wine has changed toward more integration and less presence of the oak aromas and flavors. This is textbook Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon with a small touch of Petit Verdot in an elegant way. Even if I like the style of the 2016 very much, I'll give the edge to this 2017. 7,126 bottles were filled in February 2019.

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