Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...
Colome Lote Especial Sauvignon Blanc. Tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Salta and finesse don’t always go hand in hand, but this Sauvignon Blanc embodies the finesse,...

This is a long search for the perfect Carmenere from one of Chile’s most historic wineries, Casa Silva. The quest...
Viña Tabali Talinay Litico Malbec tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This is a sublime coastal Malbec from the limestone soils of Tabali's Talinay vineyard. It is...

This is called ‘Chilena’ because it is one the most Chilean of all the varieties in Chile, Pais. Coming from...

Coastal Sauvignon Blanc is one of Chile’s most emblematic wines, and this wine flies that flag high! A great example...

This is a new plantation in the southernmost vineyard in South America. The price reflects the difficulty in growing grapes...

Prioritising fruit expression and ditching the new oak, Boya is a Garces Silva wine, but under a very different concept...
Volcanes de Chile Tectonia Pinot Noir wine from Bio Bio, Chile produced by winemaker Pilar Diaz

More about the wine This Pinot Noir in the volcanic wine line up of Bodega Volcanes de Chile comes from...
Wine tasting note for Undurraga Trama Pinot Noir from San Antonio in Chile

More about the wine Taking a fresh and delicate approach to coastal Pinot Noir, winemaker Rafael Urrejola selects parcels from...
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...
Appellation Gualtallary tasting note. 100% Malbec wine from Altos Las Hormigas winery in Uco Valley, Mendoza

More about the wine With ‘Doctor Terroir’ Pedro Parra on their team, Altos Las Hormigas have been making wine in...
Finca Las Moras Gran Syrah wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This is one of San Juan’s top Syrah wines. A blend made from grapes from different...

Coming from a volcanic area and plantation, Laberinto offers distinctive wines that express their unique location in Colbun.
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...