Tabalí Talinay Chardonnay 2023

This vineyard is located in the Limarí Valley, a privileged area, 12 km from the Pacific Ocean, where a fresh and constant sea breeze blows. These exceptional conditions allow us to enjoy temperatures much lower than in the rest of the valley, making it the vineyard with the coolest climate in the entire Limarí Valley. The vineyard is planted on limestone soil from an ancient marine terrace , giving the wine an incomparable saline minerality .

Harvested manually and pressed in whole bunches, the grapes are vinified with fermentation in French oak barrels from noble forests (Fontainebleau, Jupille, Vosges), then aged on lees for 10 months to combine roundness and finesse.

On tasting, the cuvée is distinguished by its aromas of fresh citrus , green apple , pear , pineapple, orange blossom and flint , supported by a saline and taut frame . On the palate, it seduces with its freshness, its silky texture and its long and mineral finish, typical of great cool climate wines.

It was Hernán Cortés who ordered the cultivation of vines upon the conquest of Mexico in 1524. It gradually spread from Mexico southward, reaching Chile in 1555. During the first three centuries of colonization, only país, a characterless and very productive black grape variety, was cultivated in Chile. It was not until the middle of the 19th century that noble varieties were introduced: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay, mainly. Twenty years later, winemaking was modernized under the impetus of wealthy French landowners and experts who had been forced out of work by phylloxera in Europe.
Chile stretches 4,300 kilometers from north to south. It is sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Andes Mountains to the east, the Atacama Desert to the north, and the Patagonian plains and glaciers to the south. These natural barriers prevented phylloxera from entering the country. Although the country is only 160 kilometers wide, it enjoys ideal conditions for growing warm, intermediate, and cool-weather grape varieties, so much so that it is often described as a vineyard paradise. With nearly 300 estates producing bottled wines, Chile ranks between 6th and 8th in the world.