VentisqueroTara White Wine 1 - Chardonnay 2020 (Damaged Label)

Name: Tara White Wine 1 - Chardonnay
Brand: Ventisquero
SKU: VIN-019594
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White Wine from
Atacama, Chile

Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: White Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Chardonnay

Grape: 100% Chardonnay

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Country: Chile

Region: Atacama

Type: White Wine

Winery: Ventisquero

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750 ml

Grape: Chardonnay

Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Product Notes

Ventisquero Tara White Wine 1 - Chardonnay is a premium Chilean white wine with a rich and complex flavor profile. This Chardonnay offers the classic tropical fruit notes, such as pineapple and papaya, along with subtle hints of vanilla and oak. Its texture is creamy and smooth, making it perfect to enjoy on a cozy evening or pair with seafood dishes. The grapes for this wine are carefully selected from the vineyards of the Limari Valley in Chile, where the cool climate and mineral-rich soil impart a unique character to the wine. Overall, Ventisquero Tara White Wine 1 - Chardonnay is an excellent example of Chilean wine-making at its best.

Tasting Notes

It's a fresh, nervous, mineral wine. The mouth is tense and well-structured. The chalkiness and salinity of the soil come through in the palate. The nose reveals fruit, such as sweet cucumbers and apricots, as well as floral notes. As you sip the wine, it evolves in the glass. This is not a classic style of Chardonnay and we attribute this to its very particular and unique terroir. The Pacific Ocean has a major influence on the vineyard, producing morning fog, known locally as the “Camanchaca”, and strong winds, which cool the vines, making this a desert with cool climate conditions. The area is very arid and the soils are chalky and saline.

About the Winery

Ventisquero is one of Chile’s leading premium wineries. A project that began in 1998 with the first Ventisquero wines being released in 2001. Since the beginning, owner Don Gonzalo Vial and his family have been pushing the status quo and always looking “a step beyond”.

With 100% estate vineyards, and one of the founding wineries to push the sustainability movement in Chile, it was only a matter of time before they set sights on a new project.

Tara was born in 2008, when they dared to plant its first vines in the Huasco Valley right in the midst of the Atacama Desert. The first year, all vines died due to incredibly salty soils. This is the driest desert on earth, and so the winemakers soon learnt that this was extreme viticulture, and it was like planting vines on Mars.

The Tara project produces the only commercial wines from the Atacama desert, making wines further north than any other winery in Chile. The vines grow not only on salty soils, but with a high limestone content adding to the minerality. The yields are highly restricted due to the soils, the very strong winds that blow from the nearby Pacific Ocean and the lack of rain. Some vines even produce as low as 18hl/ha.

The wines are pressed by feet and bottled by hand. Even the wax covering the cork is done manually. They are bottled unfiltered and unfined and there are no additions to these wines. Just a small amount of sulfur is added to maintain the wines freshness. Due to the very consistent and reliable climate, there is no need for chemicals or pesticides in the vineyard.

The wines are made in small quantities and truly are a reflection of terroir.

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