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Anyone for Pinot Noir? By Margaret Graham

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Frost has had the great pleasure of tasting three bottles of Errazuriz’s Pinot Noir (Chile) recently, and it made us very relaxed and cheerful, let me tell you.

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Errazuriz’s Pinot Noir1

The grapes for the Estate Series Pino Noir have been rigorously selected from the Errazuriz vineyards in the Aconcagua Valley and the Mediterranean climate in this area of Chile which features warm days and fresh evening breezes. This temperature oscillation in the weeks leading up to the harvest triggers an intensification of the colour of the wines.

The Estate Pinot Noir 2014’s aroma promised all that was to come, the wine felt fresh on the palate, but wholesome, and full of the flavour of red fruits.  It suited the chicken dish we had, but would work as well with pasta, grilled fish, and any sort of seafood.

Errazuriz Estate Pinot Noir 2014 RRP £10.25, Majestic

Aconcagua Costa Pino Noir

Errazuriz’s Pinot Noir2

There’s something special about living within easy reach of the sea, and the grapes for Aconcagua Costa Pino Noir endorse this, coming as they do from the Manzanar vineyard.

It is located barely 7.5. miles from the Pacific Ocean.  The 2013-2014 weather was moderately warm, followed by a dry spring. Budbreak was delayed due to a cold spell but the cool growing conditions had the effect of a slow ripening of the grapes, leading to an intense aroma, and taste.

The grapes were hand picked, double sorted, and the final blend was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. Gorgeous. It reminded me of the best of the Margaret River wines (Western Australia). We enjoyed this wine, very much.

Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Pinot Noir 2014 RRP £16.15, Stone Vine & Sun, Cheers Wine Merchant, Hoults, Eagle wines, Noel Young, R Campbell and Sons

Wild Ferment Pinot Noir

Errazuriz’s Pinot Noir3The grapes for this Pino Noir come from the La Escultura vineyard, located in the Casablanca Valley 32 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. Warm summer days, morning fog and fresh evening breezes that blow in from the coast allow for a gradual ripening process. This helps to preserve the grapes aroma, flavour and acidity.

This wine was my husband’s favourite. Aromas of wild strawberries, cranberries, savory dried herbs, rosemary made it pretty sublime.

Errazuriz Wild Ferment Pinot Noir 2014 RRP £14.35, Majestic, Booths and Grape Sense

 

 

 

Three Errazuriz Wines For The Three P’s – People, Place & Product

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Viña Errazuriz, one of Chile’s premier family wine estates, is the proud sponsor of the Wine Photographer of the Year competition – a category within the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition, which has grown from strength to strength since its inception.

The judging of the Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year 2015 has begun, so we have chosen three wines to represent each sub-category of the competition: People, Place and Product.

The winners will be announced at the Mall Galleries, London on Wednesday 6 May 2015

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People – Errazuriz The Blend White 2011 

RRP £22

Waitrose.com, The Wine Reserve

Errazuriz The Blend White 2011 is a fresh and complex wine. A superior white with aromas of liquorice, almonds, pear and honey. Delicious.

The Blend White 2011 has been chosen for the man behind the wine: chief winemaker, Francisco Baettig.  Each year, Francisco is given free rein to select from the best and most interesting parcels from the Errazuriz vineyards to put together an unconventional blend.  The philosophy behind the wine is to create a wine that is greater than the sum of its parts.  The Blend White is a Rhone inspired wine made up of 55% Roussanne, 30% Marsanne and 15% Viognier.

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Place – Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Pinot Noir 2011 

RRP £17.99

Harrods.com, Stone Vine & Sun, Cheers Wine Merchants, The Oxford Wine Company, The Wine Reserve, Wimbledon Wine Cellars

Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Pinot Noir 2011 is a deep ruby-red colour with subtle notes of red fruits and wild strawberries. This is a wonderful, elegant wine. 

This wine is all about the place or terroir, namely the rolling hills of the Manzanar vineyard just 12km from the Pacific Ocean.  This Pinot Noir benefits from the morning mists and cooling coastal breezes of that site, and vinified with wild yeasts for added complexity, the result is an elegantly fruit dominant wine with great balance and structure.

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Product – Errazuriz Estate Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 

RRP £9.99

Waitrose.com, Morrisons.com, Asda.com, Booths, Bargain Booze, buywholefoodsonline.co.uk

Errazuriz Estate Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 is an intense and full bodied wine with flavours of soft vanilla and fresh blackcurrant. Aromas of cranberries, cherries, spice and tobacco add to the complexity. Superb. 

This red is the best-selling red wine in the Errazuriz range and therefore very fitting for the Product category.  Chile originally made its reputation with great Cabernet Sauvignon and this wine will show you exactly how good it can be; a full bodied dry red wine with ripe, soft blackcurrant fruit, silky tannins and a long elegant finish.

Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, the world’s leading awards recognising the art and diversity of food photography, is open to all, professional and amateur, old and young.

www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com

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Errazuriz Pinot Noir Wild Ferment 2011 Review

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Errazuriz Pinot Noir Wild Ferment 2011 ReviewThis Pinot Noir has the perfect balance between light and full, harvested in the first week of March in Aconcagua Costa. This wine comes from Errazuriz, which was founded by Don Maximiano Errazuriz in 1870. Over 140 years later, They are now one of Chile’s most important wine producers.

The wine has aromatic intensity and is fresh and elegant. It has good structure and typicity and the tannins have ripened well. It is a beautiful ruby-red colour and it has subtle notes of sour cherries, rosehips and wild strawberries. It also has a smokey side thanks to being aged for ten months in French oak barrels, only 13% of which were new.

This is a wonderful Pinot Noir: crisp, juicy and with depth. It tastes great and goes down well. Drink now or let it age over the next 4 years. Drink with roasted lamb, turkey or goose.

 

Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc Aconcagua Costa 2013

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Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc Aconcagua Costa 2013 has great typicity and a refreshing mineral profile. It has complex intensity and touches of cherimoya, passion fruit, and lychee, along with a hint of green chili pepper.

 

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A light greenish-yellow, this wine is complex and elegant. It is refreshing and has an aromatic blend of herbal, tropical and citrus notes along with a touch of green chilli pepper, tomato leaf, fresh-cut grass, white citrus flowers, guayaba and passion fruit. You can tell why sauvignon is so popular, it is full of the kind of flavour that has made the wine so popular. A good, complex wine. Good for summer too.

Available from winesdirect.co.uk, Sainsbury’s and Tesco

 

Errazuriz The White Blend 2011 Wine Review

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This wine is new for us: a blend. Some of us were a bit befuddled by the concept and unsure what to expect. In fact, we were sent three wines from Errazuriz and this was the overall favourite. (The others were Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc: also good). The Blend 2011 is a blend of three different grapes: Roussanne (55.0%), Marsanne (30.0%) and Viognier (15.0%). All from the Aconcagua Valley. It is 13.5% Alcohol and you can drink now or two-to-five-years from now.

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The main thing about this wine is it’s uniqueness; it has typical Roussanne aromas like pear, honey, hawthorn, almonds and honeysuckle. The wine has plenty of flavour and complexity. It does not have that terrible aftertaste a lot of white wines have. Greenish-yellow in colour, the wine is also fresh. We’re a fan. Delicious.

Enjoy with: pizza, pasta, casseroles, stew, mild creamy cheeses, oriental food.

 

Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2011 Wine Review

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Errazuriz AC Chardonay2011Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Chardonnay 2011 is a high-quality, sophisticated chardonnay. It is not sweet, It is dry with a smooth texture. It tastes great and has lots of exotic, tropical stone fruit in the form of apricot and peach, along with touches of quince and honey. It has white floral notes accompanied by a hint of truffle.

The wine is a pale yellow color with greenish tints. The grapes are 100% Chardonnay and naturally occurring yeast in the grape skins are used instead of cultivated yeasts. There is also a taste of oak due to the subtle use of 10% French oak. This is a well balanced wine. There is also a rich creaminess.

The intense fruit and acidity ensures it has great cellaring potential but enjoy it within the next two-to-five years to let the further integration of oak and fruit.

Enjoy with grilled or roasted white meat, fish/shellfish, pizza, pasta, salads and mild, creamy cheeses.

 

£14.95 from  majestic.co.uk