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96
/ 100
James Suckling -
95
/ 100
Tim Atkin MW -
94
/ 100
Gary Walsh
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Chile
Country
Southern Regions, Malleco
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Ready, but will Keep
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"So much dark cherry fruit and flowers here with an earthy dirt note that gives it a very attractive nose with fine herbs and white pepper. An ample, full-bodied pinot with pure, fleshy dark cherries. Excellent depth, weight and complexity. Long, fresh and almost rich with fresh black cherries. Very serious. 3400 bottles. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling
95 / 100
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- Tim Atkin MW
94 / 100
"Grown in the south of Chili, Malleco, in the appellation of Traiguén. There’s some excellent Pinot Noir coming out of this latitude in South America, Bodega Chacra (Argentina) also springs to mind. Dark cherry, earthy too, peppery and spicy, orange peel, dried herb aromatics, some charcoal too (oak, maybe). It’s a savoury style, plenty of dark cherry and blackberry, kind of smoky and volcanic, crushed rock tannin, more than a little saline, with black olive too, and while it has the signature of Pinot Noir, it also carries quite a bit of cool climate Syrah character about it. A hybrid of sorts, and very interesting to taste. The finish is long, and charged with dried herb, sappy perfume and sour cherry tang. It’s a complex wine that reveals more with time in glass."
- Gary Walsh
Tasting Notes
Baettig is the family project of winemaker Francisco "Pancho" Baettig (Errázuriz) and Carlos de Carlos in Traiguén, some 600 kilometers south of Chile. They planted 15.4 hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on volcanic soils in 2013 and the first wines are hitting the Ontario market for the first time now. This Selección de Parcelas was made with Pinot Noir grapes grown in Malleco, in the appellation of Traiguén. Malleco is a land of wild forests, beautiful lakes, active volcanoes and abundant rain in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía. The ancient volcanic soils of this area are composed of pyroclastic volcanic breccia of andesite lava, with clay/loam texture. The abundant rainfall throughout the year allows Baettig to practice a dry-farming viticulture. The Pinot Noir comes exclusively from a selection of the Traiguén and Llaima parcels, which deliver elegant and austere wines with strong ageing potential. The name Los Primos (The Cousins), refers to the closeness of style and quality of the vineyard parcels that give rise to this wine. Pouring ruby red in the glass, this Pinot showcases refined aromas of fresh cherries and wild strawberries, with a lively bouquet of rose hip, lavender and notes of spiced orange peel and dried herbs. The palate is equally as complex, with red berry fruits supported by juicy acidity and firm but approachable tannins. Flavours of graphite unfold on the lengthy finish, owing the volcanic soils the grapes were grown in. With its deep flavours and great structure, this wine will award cellaring-if you can be patient! Being that Pinot Noir produces such a food-friendly wines, pairing options are endless. We recommend trying this with a mushroom-stuffed pork roulade or braised beef.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity