Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes
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...
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...
Wine tasting note of Clos De Fous Pucalán Arenaria Pinot Noir from Chile

More about the wine This terroir wine project is all about hunting down unique soils and climates for certain varieties,...
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine The Catena family were among the original pioneers of this region and have come to prize...
Baettig Los Primos Pinot Noir from Malleco in Chile

More about the wine Coming from Chile's deep south, this is one of the most exciting new projects of late...
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...

This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard in question is their...

Walter Bressia has a long and esteemed career in winemaking, and now his family are becoming a stronger part in...
Clos des Fous, Felicea Riesling from Malleco, Chile. Wine tasting note

Riesling is finally having its moment in the sun in Chile and this Riesling from the cooler climate of Malleco...
Wine tasting note for Artesano Malbec, Bodega Argento. Wines from Argentina

More about Bodega Argento Over the past 20 years, Bodega Argento has been focusing on producing fresh wines focused on...
Outer Limits Sauvignon Blanc tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine This wine helped redefine Aconcagua’s potential for Sauvignon Blanc. Produced just a few kilometres from the...
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...

Prioritising fruit expression and ditching the new oak, Boya is a Garces Silva wine, but under a very different concept...
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.
Von Siebenthal Parcela #7 wine from Panquehue, Chile produced by winemaker Stefano Gandolini

More about the wine A go-to for an Aconcagua blend, which delivers on all fronts for just over US$20. A...