Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Cinsault is one of the new belles of the south, and Itata is where she reigns. This wine is taken...

One of the most ambitious altitude projects in Chile, this wine is made from grapes grown at 2200m above sea...
Casa Silva Lago Ranco Pinot Noir wine tasting notes by Amanda Barnes.

Casa Silva Lago Ranco Pinot Noir is one of the handful of grape varieties produced by this Colchagua-based winery in...
Kaiken Ultra Pinot Noir wine from Neuquen in Argentina

More about the wine A typically Neuquén Pinot, with notes of blood and stone. Meaty, graphite-y, and with hints of...
Tasting note for Mayu Pedro Ximenez. Viña Mayu in Elqui, Chile

More about Viña Mayu Viña Mayu is one of the modern wine pioneers of Elqui Valley, making premium wines from...

More on the wine This was Errazuriz's venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when...
Altair Cabo de Hornos wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This Cabernet Sauvignon has always been San Pedro’s top wine and it has improved greatly over...
Matetic Syrah tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This Syrah is one of my all-time favourites from Chile — a wild ferment, artisanal wine...

A stunning and wild landscape in the heights of the Elqui valley, Viñedos Alcohuaz is one of the most ambitious...
Criolla Chica Catena Zapata (Bodegas y Viñedos Nicolas Catena)

More on La Marchigiana Criolla Chica This is a limited edition wine by Catena Zapata and is part of a...
Carmen DO Florillon wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine One of Chile’s most promising young winemakers, Emily Faulconer kicked off a bit of a movement...
Trapi Chardonnay, tasting notes by Amanda Barnes on Trapi del Bueno in Osorno

Trapi del Bueno is a small producer in Chile's southern Osorno region. This Trapi Chardonnay is a great expression of...
Vik wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine The new vintages of VIK only have three varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Carmenère, in...
Cheval des Andes wine tasting note.

More about the wine One of the original icons of Luján, the core of this blend comes from Cheval's century-old vines...
Wine tasting note for Salentein Single Vineyard Los Jabalíes Pinot Noir 2016 from Argentina

More about the wine This more humid, cooler sub-region of the Uco Valley is good terrain for Pinot Noir and...