Viñedo Chadwick 2021

Since 1870, when Don Maximiano Errázuriz founded Viña Errázuriz in the Aconcagua Valley, the Chadwick family has been excelling in producing fine Chilean wines.

Viñedo Chadwick, a winery located in Puente Alto D.O. in the Maipo Valley, honours the memory of a passionate and visionary man: Don Alfonso Chadwick Errázuriz, the father of Eduardo Chadwick.

Founder of the first wine brokerage in Chile in the early 1930s, Alfonso Chadwick Errázuriz was eager to elevate the reputation of Chilean wines beyond the country's borders, notably by modernising the estate’s wine-making techniques. In 1942, he acquired nearly 300 hectares of fields and vineyards and in 1983, he took over the running of Viña Errázuriz.

Don Alfonso Chadwick Errázuriz is also passionate about wine and sport. Regarded as one of the best polo players in the history of Chile, he had his own polo field built on the family estate. Today, two polo goal posts are poised on this field, which has become one of the most beautiful parts of the estate.

His son, Eduardo, joined the estate and, since his father's death in 1993, has continued to drive forward the family's quest for excellence and their age-old passion for producing fine Central Valley wines.

Viñedo Chadwick watches over a 15-hectare vineyard whose wines, produced in limited quantities, are internationally renowned for their refinement and freshness.

In 2004 at the iconic Berlin Tasting, the Chadwick Vineyard 2000, the second vintage produced by the estate, was ranked first ahead of Italian Super Tuscan wines and Bordeaux Premiers Grands Crus. In May 2016, Viñedo Chadwick 2014 was bestowed a 100/100 score by the famous wine critic, James Suckling.

"The 2021 Viñedo Chadwick fermented in stainless steel and troncoconic concrete vats, spent some 10 months in barrique, and then part of the wine (some 20%) was sent to the Stockinger foudres. The nose is reminiscent of a super elegant and sleek Bordeaux, pure and clean, less balsamic than in previous years and less herbal. It's perfumed and floral, precise, fresh and elegant, with very fine tannins, and despite the grape, it is more Pomerol than Graves, with 14% alcohol on the label but without any heat at all. It's velvety and luxurious, juicy and tasty, with fine-grained chalky tannins and the elegant stoniness that the best Maipos are capable of. It has structure and power, like the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. This has to be the finest vintage for Chadwick; the wine made my heart beat faster—it's a wine of emotion. This is also my first 100-point wine from Chile! The final blend contains around 3% Petit Verdot from vines planted in 2005. There are some 10,000 bottles of this, and it was all bottled all at once on January 31, 2023." - 100 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 

"The extremely deep nose is an endlessly fascinating tapestry of red and black berries with graphite, savory and wet-earth notes. Super-concentrated, refined and fragrant on the full-bodied palate, everything fitting together so beautifully. Extremely long and refined finish. Drink or hold. 20th Anniversary Berlin Tasting Event, February 2024." - 100 points, James Suckling

"The 2021 Viñedo Chadwick is a Cabernet Sauvignon with a dash of Petit Verdot (3%) from Puente Alto, Maipo. It was aged for 22 months, 80% in new French oak barrels and 20% in foudres. The mild summer in the area helped to sculpt the vivid, nuanced aromatic profile: crystal clear blackcurrant notes with sour cherry and raspberry layers plus hints of pepper over a faint cigar box bed. Silky and dry in the mouth, the finely tuned Maipo tannins and refreshing acidity from the cool year make for a long-lasting, complex wine. A Bordeaux-inspired red that enjoyed the very Bordelaise weather in the region this year." - 98 points, Joaquín Hidalgo Vinous