Chardonnay
The wine
This wine expresses Casablanca Valley with a harmony of citrus fruits, delicate notes from light aging in barrels, freshness and minerality.
Vinification
Haras de Pirque Chardonnay represents the finest expression of this grape variety in the Casablanca Valley wine region. The vineyards, surrounded by hillsides rich in vegetation and olive groves, are on north-east facing slopes and benefit from delicate Pacific Ocean breezes. These unique climatic conditions guarantee a slow, steady ripening phase, enhancing the grape variety’s characteristic aromas.
Winemaking
The grapes were hand harvested from each single vineyard block. The berries were gently pressed and left to settle for a short period of time to favor natural clarification of the must. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and part in French oak barriques. After a period of aging on the lees, the wine was blended and bottled.
Historical Data
After visiting and falling in love with the Maipo Valley area of Chile, Marchese Piero Antinori, Honorary President of Marchesi Antinori, one of the oldest Italian family-owned fine wine producers, decided to produce a distinctive red blend together with the Matte family, former owner of the Haras de Pirque estate. After creating the estate’s flagship wine, Albis, the partnership successfully progressed as Marchesi Antinori took over the vineyards and winemaking operations in 2014 until the full acquisition in 2017. Haras de Pirque is located in the northern part of the Maipo Province in central Chile in an area that enjoys extremely favorable climatic and geographic conditions and is already well known for its production of high quality wines.
This wine expresses Casablanca Valley with a harmony of citrus fruits, delicate notes from light aging in barrels, freshness and minerality.
Haras de Pirque Chardonnay represents the finest expression of this grape variety in the Casablanca Valley wine region. The vineyards, surrounded by hillsides rich in vegetation and olive groves, are on north-east facing slopes and benefit from delicate Pacific Ocean breezes. These unique climatic conditions guarantee a slow, steady ripening phase, enhancing the grape variety’s characteristic aromas.
The grapes were hand harvested from each single vineyard block. The berries were gently pressed and left to settle for a short period of time to favor natural clarification of the must. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and part in French oak barriques. After a period of aging on the lees, the wine was blended and bottled.
After visiting and falling in love with the Maipo Valley area of Chile, Marchese Piero Antinori, Honorary President of Marchesi Antinori, one of the oldest Italian family-owned fine wine producers, decided to produce a distinctive red blend together with the Matte family, former owner of the Haras de Pirque estate. After creating the estate’s flagship wine, Albis, the partnership successfully progressed as Marchesi Antinori took over the vineyards and winemaking operations in 2014 until the full acquisition in 2017. Haras de Pirque is located in the northern part of the Maipo Province in central Chile in an area that enjoys extremely favorable climatic and geographic conditions and is already well known for its production of high quality wines.
Haras de Pirque
After visiting and falling in love with the Maipo Valley area of Chile, Marchese Piero Antinori, Honorary President of Marchesi Antinori, one of the oldest Italian family-owned fine wine producers, decided to produce a distinctive red blend together with the Matte family, former owner of the Haras de Pirque estate.
