Winemaker Notes
The soil is loamy clay calcareous and is 40 centimeters high, over a rocky subsoil with a considerable drainage that stimulates the strength and growth of the roots. Summers are temperate and warm during the day, but very cool during the night. The air coming from the mountain gives the grapes a long lasting color and smell.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A fresh and straightforward white with lime, lemon and sliced apple character. Full body, light yogurt and cooked pear flavors. Drink now.
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Wine Spectator
Taut and sleek, with good cut to the Asian pear, Gala apple and currant flavors. Firm acidity shows midpalate, presenting a finish that echoes with minerality and spice.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
By far the largest and best-known winemaking province in Argentina, Mendoza is responsible for over 70% of the country’s enological output. Set in the eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains, the climate is dry and continental, presenting relatively few challenges for viticulturists during the growing season. Mendoza, divided into several distinctive sub-regions, including Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, is the source of some of the country’s finest wines.
For many wine lovers, Mendoza is practically synonymous with Malbec. Originally a Bordelaise variety brought to Argentina by the French in the mid-1800s, here it found success and renown that it never knew in its homeland where a finicky climate gives mixed results. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Pinot Noir are all widely planted here as well (and sometimes even blended with each other or Malbec). Mendoza's main white varieties include Chardonnay, Torrontés, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.