Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes
Massoc Frères Grand País from old vines in Itata in Chile produced by winemaker Francois Massoc

More about the wine This is Francois Massoc's ode to País. Making a wine from old vines in Itata, he...
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...

This is a duo of amazing sparkling wines from the adventurous Morande father and son. RE Noir is the filtered...

A blend of Tokaij Fruilano (Sauvignon Vert), Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc, this is a highly original blend and perhaps one...

One of the most ambitious altitude projects in Chile, this wine is made from grapes grown at 2200m above sea...
Terrazas de los Andes Petit Manseng Single Vineyard wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Plenty of sweet wines get made in Argentina but few are worth writing about. This, however,...
Montes Purple Angel Carmenere wine from Apalta in Chile produced by winemaker Aurelio Montes

More about the wine This was one of the early icons from Apalta, and Purple Angel Carmenère (with 9% Petit Verdot) is...
Santa Rita Casa Real wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Casa Real was one of the early icons of Alto Maipo. Although it is from Alto...

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

More about the wine Montsecano is a cult producer in Chile. This small production of biodynamic wines from one of...

More on the Wine... This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard...
Maycas de Limari San Julian Pinot Noir wine tasting note

More about the wine The slightly warmer sub-region of San Julián further inland on the river terraces gives this silky...
El Esteco Chañar Punco wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This wild terrain was planted barely two decades ago but this Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon blend has already...

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