Chile — wine

San Antonio Valley

The San Antonio Valley is Chile's most exciting cool-climate wine region, situated close to the Pacific coast south of Santiago where the Humboldt Current's cold influence creates ideal conditions for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. The sub-zones of Leyda (the coolest) and Lo Abarca produce wines of extraordinary freshness and mineral precision that rival Burgundy and Marlborough in aromatic intensity.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Outstanding San Antonio vintage; cool Pacific influence produced exceptional Pinot and Sauvignon freshness with remarkable mineral precision
2022 Fine balanced year with characteristic coastal freshness; Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir showing excellent typicity
2021 Good year with classic coastal character; fresh, aromatic wines with fine acidity and mineral definition
2020 Benchmark vintage; extraordinary Leyda mineral precision and cool-climate complexity across all varieties
2019 Classic San Antonio vintage with excellent Pinot Noir depth and saline mineral freshness from the Pacific influence