Dulcinea comes from Burgundy-trained Francois Massoc and his Clos of Madmen (Clos des Fous) who have made it their mission to make wines in some of the more interesting wine regions of Chile, hunting for the right terroir to make the right wine.
Making wine in the cooler region of Malleco would once have been seen as folly but results as accomplished as this biodynamic Chardonnay prove that Malleco is worth its salt. Refreshing acidity and savoury mineral notes provide the cool baseline to the honey, straw and orchard fruit aromas that ride on top.
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This was Errazuriz‘s venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when it comes to Las Pizarras. Using old barrels and small production, winemaker Francisco Beattig worked hard with Burgundy specialists to bring this wine to light – and the result is outstanding. Move over Sauvignon Blanc – Chilean Chardonnay is on its way.
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Errazuriz is the top wine producer in the Aconcagua valley, specialising in wines from the mountain and also the coastal regions. Eduardo Chadwick is the main man behind Errazuriz and has formed important alliances throughout the wine world to bring them to Chile and explore the potential of its terrain.
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A stunning and wild landscape in the heights of the Elqui valley, Viñedos Alcohuaz is one of the most ambitious altitude projects in Chile. Made of Syrah, Grenache and Petit Syrah, the grapes come from 2200m above sea level and made in a winery with all natural wine making methods – crushed by foot in stone pools and aged in cement and large wooden vats.
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Viñedos Alcohuaz is a passion project of three parts: Patricio Flaño, an artist at heart who fell in love with the magic of Elqui and took the risk to invest in making Chile’s highest-altitude vineyards; Juan Luis Huerta, the former mayor of the town who brings the local knowledge and knows the region like the back of his hand; and renowned winemaker Marcelo Retamal whose inquisitive nature led him to explore Elqui hunting for new wine adventures where he came across Alcohuaz, and together they are now building one of the most exciting sustainable wineries buried into the mountainsides of stargazing-territory: Elqui.
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