Leyda Lot 21 Pinot Noir 2016
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Pair with turkey, pork sausage, or spanakopita.
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James Suckling
Wow. Aromas of peaches and strawberries with hints of citrus. Medium body, well-integrated tannins and a vivid and fresh finish. Linear and focused. Delicious now.
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Wine & Spirits
A selection from two vineyards in the chalky clay soils of Leyda, one of those vineyards faces south, the other to the warmer north. This is floral at first; then intense and refreshing red fruit flavors take charge, mixed with touches of herbs. The acidity is crunchy and mouthwatering, asking for duck confit.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This time I noticed that some of the top bottlings came through as a little forced and ultimately didn't reach the harmony of some of the lesser wines, which showed more relaxed. Such was the case with the 2016 Lot 21 Pinot Noir, which displays brilliant aromatics, but the palate shows some awkward tannins and some tension. Perhaps it will calm down and relax with time in bottle, but my feeling is that these top cuvées were a little overworked to get more volume and body and that somehow the natural balance was disturbed. 6,000 bottles were filled in October 2017.
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Viña Leyda was founded in 1998, in Leyda Valley, place today recognized as the last great innovation of Chilean viticulture. Traditionally, Leyda Valley has been an area of natural pasture lands and basic crops such as wheat and barley.
After evaluating the potential conditions of the area, a crucial investment was made which enabled water to be brought from the Maipo River through an eight kilometer pipeline. Actually, Leyda has planted vineyards for a total of 230 hectares.
As the pioneer vineyard in Leyda Valley, Viña Leyda is committed is to be the protagonist of a unique place, working with specific micro-terroirs, limited wine production and selection of each parcel, which gives different expressions, purity, identity and character to ultra-premium wine.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
An officially recognized sub-zone in the southern part of the San Antonio Valley, the Leyda Valley was the original settlement of the wine pioneers who came to the area in the 1990s. They were in search of cooler and wetter growing conditions—as compared to more eastern, drier and often warmer locations.
Planting, which began only in the late 1990s, focused on Sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot noir and some limited spots for Syrah. The area continues to receive well-earned accolades for wines of these varieties.