Errázuriz Chardonnay Aconcagua Coast Las Pizarras 2016

96 points/’Chilean Wines of the Year (2018),’ Tim Atkin, MW: “There are only 500 cases of this stunning Chardonnay for the world, alas. Sourced from blocks 29 and 40, it’s the closest thing Chile has to a great white Burgundy, with thrilling minerality, subtle oak and a saline finish. Complex, refined and very long on the palate. 2018-28. (2018)”

95 points Luis Gutiérrez (Wine Advocate): “…The juice from the whole clusters decanted for 24 hours, fermented in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts and then aged in barriques for 14 months. It’s a little more compressed than the 2017 and has good, vibrant flavors with some floral notes and some gentler flavors, perhaps more similar to the 2014, with the austere schist minerality but with more volume and juicy fruit. There is a little more malolactic in this year. If people have the idea that 2015 is warmer than 2016 and that 2017 is again warmer, the character of these Aconcagua Costa bottlings is the opposite: 2015 and 2017 are fresher, and 2016 is a little warmer. This sometimes happens, as the cooler years are harvested later and the warmer ones see an earlier harvest, so that the wines are exactly the opposite of what you expect. This is great… 5,000 bottles were filled in May 2017. Drink: 2018-2026. (Oct 2018)”