Chile

Aconcagua

1 château distributed by the Compagnie Médocaine des Grands Crus.

The châteaux

Vintage	Score	Vintage character
2023	—	A warm summer tempered by morning fog off the coast gave rapid, even ripening: harvest brought forward by a week, berries that stayed small, intense, structured wines.
2022	—	Marked drought — 75 mm against a valley average of 219 mm — on seasonal temperatures: a reduced but concentrated harvest, with well-held acidity and color.
2021	—	A cool, overcast summer, then a moderately warm late March, slowed ripening: 1,425 degree-days, pure wines, with refreshing acidity and fine tannins.
2020	—	A warm season, tempered in February by Pacific winds, and a harvest brought forward by a week: dense, opulent wines, with round tannins.
2018	—	Water reserves 29% above normal, then a summer without excess, stretched out ripening: ripe tannins without the acidity giving way.
2009	—	A cool spring then a dry summer that extended into April, for only 1,468 degree-days: wines more lithe than fleshy, with bright acidity.