Valle del Limari, ChileLimarí opens onto the very cold Pacific and is a go-to home for chardonnay in Chile. The soli is an equally inviting medium, mixing alluvial clay loams with stones and calcium carbonate. Floresta is wild fermented in stainless steel and aged eight months in 25% new French oak with regular bâtonnage. Lemons, green apples, and hazelnuts abound in its creamy textures and saline freshness. This is a Modern Next World chardonnay that is delicious. Drink or hold, there is no rush here. Dungeness crab would be a fine West Coast match.Tasted: 13 August 2024Tasted by: Prices:
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$26.95
750ml
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Producer: Viña Santa RitaDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: Chardonnay
Valle del Limari, ChileFrom cool-climate, Pacific cooled Limarí , this chardonnay is rooted in alluvial clay loams with stones and calcium carbonate. After a whole bunch press, this was native fermented in stainless before transferring to French barrel (25% new), where it sees periodic bâtonnage over 8 months prior to the final blending. Creamy lemon, green apple rule the medium palate, with a good deal of marine freshness (the Pacific is 28 km away) buffered by a pad of downy lees. The finish lingers with a potent wash of salinity. Quite smart, fresh Chile chardy, and with its Diam 10 cork, evident the winery thinks this will be an age worthy one.Tasted: 09 November 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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$26.95
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Viña Santa RitaDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: Chardonnay
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