El Mercurio, one of Chile’s most popular newspapers, just published an article on the JamesSuckling.com Top 100 Wines of the Year. Translation below.
“Pinot Noir from Errazuriz in the Top 10”
By Luis Mendoza
Nine of the “Top 100 wines of the year”’ that James Suckling publishes every year are Chilean. James Suckling is considered the most influential wine critic in the world by Forbes magazine.
Vina Errazuriz Pinot Noir Las Pizarras 2018 was awarded 99 points and ranked number 9 in the Top 100, recently published.
Vina Errazuriz, managed by Eduardo Chadwick, has consistently been rewarded with James Suckling’s ratings, with different varietals and vintages.
There were nine wines in the Top 100 2019 ranking published by JamesSuckling.com, up from three in 2018.
This means Chile beat Spain (with seven wines), Germany (with five wines) and Portugal (with four wines). This positions Chile closer to the top quality growers in the world, such as Italy (12 wines), France (12 wines) and California (11 wines).
The other eight wines in the list are:
#15 ALMAVIVA PUENTE ALTO 2017
#23 VIÑA DON MELCHOR CABERNET SAUVIGNON PUENTE ALTO 2017
#27 CLOS APALTA VALLE DE APALTA 2016
#39 SEÑA VALLE DE ACONCAGUA 2017
#56 VIÑEDO CHADWICK CABERNET SAUVIGNON VALLE DE MAIPO 2017
#61 POLKURA SYRAH MARCHIGUE VALLE DE COLCHAGUA SECANO (DRY FARMED) 2017
#66 MONTES CARMENERE PETIT VERDOT VALLE DE COLCHAGUA PURPLE ANGEL 2016
#69 P. S. GARCIA GRENACHE VALLE DE ITATA PIEDRA LISA VINEYARD 2016
