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Seña wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the winery Seña started as an adventure between Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwich (of Errázuriz) in 1995 which...

More on this Wine Silencio is the result of picking select Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from different sub-regions in Alto Maipo....

More on the wine This was Errazuriz's venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when...

This one blends Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier, delivering a very serious endeavour and well made wine with delicate aromas but...

More on the wine This hand harvested, double sorted, micro-vinified wine is the flagship of Monteviejo, under the hand of...
Tasting notes for Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean wine guide

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Lapostolle's biodynamic vineyards in Apalta, Colchagua.
Susana Balbo Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Susana Balbo and Edy del Popolo are obsessive about finding the top terroirs for their iconic...

Walter Bressia has a long and esteemed career in winemaking, and now his family are becoming a stronger part in...
Clos des Fous, Dulcinea Chardonnay. Making wine in the cooler region of Malleco would once have been seen as folly but results as accomplished as this 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.

Dulcinea comes from Burgundy-trained Francois Massoc and his Clos of Madmen (Clos des Fous) who have made it their mission...

This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard in question is their...
Viñedo Chadwick Cabernet Sauvignon tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Elegant and very classy Cabernet Sauvignon from the Chadwick family’s vineyard planted on a former polo...

This is a long search for the perfect Carmenere from one of Chile’s most historic wineries, Casa Silva. The quest...
Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

One of the best value Cabs in Mendoza: Filled with ripe red berry fruit & cassis notes as well as...

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...

This wine is selected from a very special lot in Leyda, the oldest plantings of Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaking team...