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Undurraga TH Las Gaviotas San Antonio Pinot Noir 2020
Just 5km from the Pacific Ocean in Chile, the cool Las Gaviotas (meaning 'seagull') 0.87ha vineyard produces bright black-cherry scented pinot noir. It has been matured for 14 months in a concrete egg to sweeten the tannins without masking the aromas with oak. Excellent quality.
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Code: CE11891
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Medium-bodied
- Pinot Noir
- 75cl
- Now to 2028
- 13% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, diam
Viña Undurraga SA
Few will realise that Undurraga actually began as far back as 1879 when Francisca Undurraga Vicuña began bringing European grape cuttings back to his native Chile. He brought pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon from France and gewürztraminer and riesling from Germany, transporting the cuttings in lead capsules to stop them wilting in the extreme heat.
Viña Undurraga was officially founded in 1885 and had its first harvest in 1891. It was the first Chilean winery to export to the US, in 1903, and Undurraga wine won its first international award as early as 1910. By the 1940s the company was already producing 30,000 bottles a year, rising to almost half a million bottles by the 1960s, a portion of which they exported to around 60 countries. During this time they enjoyed visits from royalty, as well as first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong!
Throughout the final decades of the 20th century, the company continued to grow. However, when millionaire José Yuraszeck took ownership in 2006, Undurraga underwent significant modernisation. One of the results was the introduction of the TH or 'Terroir Hunter' range – which seeks out wines which combine the best match of climate, soil and grape variety.
Undurraga’s vineyard area now stands at 1,800ha, which is managed by Agricultural Manager Francisco Valdivieso. The vineyards occupy various popular vine-growing sites across Chile, each of which is chosen for its suitability to particular grape varieties. Like many Chilean producers,...
JancisRobinson.com
Bright crimson. Intense nose. Savoury finish after a spicy start. Quite intense and bone dry. I can see that this is better than most Chilean pinots, so it has to be good value. 16.5/20
decanter.com
Read moreA Chilean pinot noir, kissed by the Pacific Ocean, with an interesting nose of strawberry jam, plum and tomato compote. Round, with well-presented tannins and a gentle softness of texture. Good, smokey...
The Times
Steak with a mushroom sauce goes down well with truffle-scented reds that are soft, ripe and spicy, such as [this] pinot noir from Chile.