Viñedo Chadwick 2019
Viñedo Chadwick 2019
Vinedo Chadwick
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VINEDO CHADWICK
VINTAGE 2017
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VINTAGE NOTES
This vintage was torridly hot in much of Chile. However, as Tim Atkin MW pointed out in his 2020 Chile Report, the 2017 Viñedo Chadwick showed no sign of this, whatsoever. Thanks to the warmer spring, bud-break and flowering occurred ten days earlier than usual. As the season progressed, Francisco Baettig and the team were pleased and surprised by December rainfall of 28mm, which refreshed the vines at just the right time. January was also hot and dry with veraison taking place ten days ahead of average.
Low yields, combined with high temperatures in January and February meant the earliest harvest ever recorded at Viñedo Chadwick. The manual picking of the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot (4%) grapes began on March 10. At just 13%, the wine was remarkably fresh, elegant and intense with tannins that caressed the palate making it one of the wine’s most complete renditions, according to Eduardo Chadwick.
VINIFICATION
Grapes were handpicked during the early morning hours and transported to the winery in small 15-kg boxes.We followed the progress of ripeness through aerial pictures, which allowed us to identify homogeneous lots and differentiate harvest moments according to each case.
On arrival at the winery, the grapes were carefully inspected on a double sorting table to remove vegetal remains and damaged berries. Fermentation took place between 24°C and 28ºC, 40% in small-volume stainless steel tanks and 60% in concrete tanks. Depending on the desired level of extraction, the wine underwent up to three daily pumpovers. To enhance its aromas and colours, the maceration time was of 18 to 30 days, depending on the individual development of each lot. 80% of the wine was moved to new French oak barrels and the remaining 20% to Stockinger foudres, where it underwent malolactic fermentation and was kept for 22 months. Clarification and stabilization occurred in a natural way during this period.
TASTING NOTES
“The pure fruit and juicy tannins are so succulent and enticing. Full body and soft, silky tannins. Complete. Everything is where it should be. Ripe fruit and tangy acidity provide energy and balance. Love the finish. Precise and fine-grained texture.”
- James Suckling, awarding 100 points to Viñedo Chadwick 2017, April 2019
“Viñedo Chadwick 2017 displays a beautiful, bright ruby red color with violet shimmer. Elegant, full of subtleties, very vivid and fresh on the nose, with aromas of fruit reminiscent of currant, cassis and raspberry, featuring a diaphanous wine with crystalline purity and of great complexity. On the palate, fresh red fruit reminiscent of cherry, raspberry and strawberry star the first entry, followed by cassis, licorice and subtle notes of cloves and cedar. Fresh and intense, its magnificent tannins caresses the palate with great finesse, elegance and persistence, auguring a delightful ageing potential.”
- Francisco Baettig, Winemaker
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Writing in Descorchados, Patricio Tapia gave praise Fresh and vibrant [style, given the more challenging conditions of the vintage] ... The difference is that the mid-palate and tannic structure are firmer here than they were in 2016. 97 points
In his 2020 Chile Report, Tim Atkin MW once again reminded his readers The wine fully merits its status as one of South America’s best. 97 points
Most impressed of all was James Suckling, who gave the 2017 another perfect score The pure fruit and juicy tannins are so succulent and enticing. Full body and soft, silky tannins. Complete. Everything is where it should be. Ripe fruit and tangy acidity provide energy and balance. Love the finish. Precise and fine-grained texture. 100 points
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James Suckling
“The pure fruit and juicy tannins are so succulent and enticing. Full body and soft, silky tannins. Complete. Everything is where it should be. Ripe fruit and tangy acidity provide energy and balance. Love the finish. Precise and fine-grained texture.”
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