Errázuriz Family - Viñedo Chadwick 2018 (750ml)
Price: $420.00
Case Sale Price:
$347.50 per bottle
| Producer | Errázuriz Family |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Central Valley |
| Subregion | Maipo Valley |
| Varietal | Cab Sauv & Petit Verdot |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 10036 |
| 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: 99 Points
“The aromas show blackcurrant, pine-tree, violet and light spearmint character. Full-bodied, yet reserved and tight with fine, creamy tannins. Hints of currants and fresh herbs. Extremely long and layered.”
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
“Viñedo Chadwick is a little warmer as a zone than the vineyards of Seña, but the wine is still very fresh, with moderate alcohol, perfectly ripe fruit and super integrated oak, coming through as elegant within the powerful style of the zone, with red and black fruit, some aromatic herbs, the cedary and spicy notes of the variety and the signature tannins of Cabernet, keeping the juiciness of the last few years. The little bit of Petit Verdot in the blend gives it a spicy touch. It’s vibrant, balanced and intense, still a little young and creamy, and I’d wait a little bit longer before pulling the cork. This can surely age in bottle, as it has the ingredients and the balance to do so; it has the elegance of 2016 with a little more structure and depth—and a little more clout too.”
