Marques de Casa Concha Chardonnay

Fact sheet

Type

White

Grape

Chardonnay

Country

Chile

Appellation

Limarí Valley

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201689 pts

  Oaky aromas of bacon and ham blend with vanilla on the nose of this plump, melony wine. Flavors of resiny oak, Animal Cracker cookies and melon turn overtly spicy on the finish that includes a hint of clove.

• 201587 pts

  On the nose, this Chardonnay smells mostly of oak, with apple and melon notes in the background. Salty oaky flavors mask the wine's fruit, which falls into the stone-fruit category. A barrel-dominated finish with nectarine notes is resiny and salty.

• 201389 pts

  This opens with a blast of resiny oak, but airing calms things down, and ultimately the bouquet is round and full, with a mix of wood, vanilla and tropical fruit aromas. This is chalky, minerally and full in feel, accented by apple, pear, melon and spice flavors. Leftover oak an…

• 201285 pts

  Resiny oak on top of tropical fruit, apple and melon aromas announce plenty of barrel influence. The mouthfeel is plump and offers just enough acidity to balance out the wine's high oak level. Flavors of spiced apple and melon finish woody.

• 201186 pts

  Toasted aromas include popcorn and baked apple. The palate is medium in weight and features racy acidity and not much midpalate. Flavors of oak-driven spice and white fruits lead to a fast-moving, acidic finish, with leftover spice and resin notes.

• 200886 pts

  The source for this wine is now Limarí, and it offers plenty of barrel toast to go with stemmy apple and peach aromas. There's a lot of acidity here, so expect racy, almost sour citrus and apple flavors in front of a long, aggressive finish.