The Drinks Business: 91 Punkte
"(Aconcagua Costa DO; 100% Chardonnay; 100% whole-cluster, gentle pressing and fermentation in French oak barrels; just 35% malolactic fermentation; aged for 11 months in 400-liter French oak barrels, 12% new and 10% second use; 12.5% alcohol). Wild herbs – garrigue and oregano. White pear. Blood orange. Quite rich aromatically, but bitingly fresh on the attack with searing acidity taking charge and releasing a lovely spiral of freshness around a well-defined central spinal column. But the wine really needs it. For me it’s almost too rich. Lots of good choices have been made to retain as much freshness as possible here, but this still loses just a bit of shape towards the end – a battle between richness and acidity that the former wins, admittedly by a whisker." (03/2025)
Jane Anson: 94 Punkte
"Brilliant straw yellow. Orange and lemon blossoms, fresh citrus peel. Savoury minerality, with the flinty edge offset by a hint of creaminess; medium length. Grown on the slopes of three plots, covering 4.8 hectares, characterised by slate, clay and loam, and the way the substratum weathers along deep vertical fissures, allowing for deep root systems. 12% new French oak." - Suzanne Desbois (02/2025)
