Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes
Syrah from Serra da Mantiqueira wine tasting

Casa Verrone Syrah Colheita Especial is the younger line of Syrah from their winter harvest (colheita de inverno) production in...

More on the Wine... This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard...
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...

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

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...
Kingston Alazan Pinot Noir from Casablanca in Chile

More about the wine This is a vibrant Pinot Noir which sings in the glass with notes of rose hips,...

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

More on the wine This was Errazuriz's venture into making top schist wines from Aconcagua Costa, and they excelled when...
Wine tasting note for Leyda Pinot Noir Lot 21 from Chile

More about the wine This single lot Pinot Noir has a lovely combination of intensity and freshness, with complex layers...
Granito Semillon from Bouchon Family Wines, wine tasting note

Delicious Granito Semillon from Bouchon which has a medley of Meyer lemon, wild herb and meadow flower notes with a...
Escaleras de Empedrado pinot noir from Miguel Torres in Chile

More about the wine This Pinot Noir from vines planted on schist terraces brings a whole new face to Maule....
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...
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...
Undurraga Terroir Hunter Pinot Noir Malleco, Chile. Wine tasting notes and guide to Chilean wine.

Part of the Undurraga terroir-focused series, this Terroir Hunter Pinot Noir takes the Chilean winery a bit further afield -...

Juan Alejandro Jofre made the switch from working for a winery to working for himself when his style got a...