Errázuriz Aconcagua Costa Pinot Noir 2016

Andrew Bernardo rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

A very pleasurable Pinot. Featuring ripe notes of cherry and purple plum, along with violets and herbs. Gorgeous length and effortless to drink. 92 Points.

Ghislain Lalonde rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

MBF, JS90(3),

John Szabo, MS

When I last spoke with winemaker Francisco Baettig, this relatively new project, from the Aconcagua Costa Estate vineyard far down the Aconcagua Valley planted barely over a decade ago next to the Pacific (and some distance from Errazuriz's established, and far warmer estate vineyards around the winery) was what he was most excited about. And now I can truly see why. Like virtually all vineyards on the far west coast of the Americas, vines here bath in cool ocean breezes and morning fog, making them well-suited to cool climate loving varieties like pinot, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. The first few efforts I tried from the site were good, but not yet showing full potential in my view. But this 2016 is spot-on, the first pinot that really shines, expressing both genuine cool climate character and the iron fist of of the schist-derived soils. There's still a wrapping of ripe, Chilean sun-drenched fruit that slips tentatively in the the blue spectrum, but the acids are honestly succulent and crunchy, and tannins very silky and fine grained. There's more than a little nod to Côte de Nuit pinot, which should grow more accentuated as savoury notes evolve over time. In the meantime, it's thoroughly delicious, and at the price, a sharp value indeed. Drink now-2024.