The 2019 Seña is a vibrant, ripe, yet incredibly refined red from this iconic estate. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 15% Carmenère, and 4% Petit Verdot, it shows refinement of tannins, poise, and a long and stony finish. There’s tons of energy here, and a slightly smoky finish. This is quintessentially Chilean, but with real poise.

"Wonderful aromas of black olives, meat and currants. Hints of fresh mint. Full to medium body, with sublime tannin texture that feels like the finest silk. A finish that lasts for minutes. Palate has amazing energy of richness and freshness. A great wine. So layered and balanced." 98 points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

One of the most celebrated and complex whites from South America. Pithy, mineral and incredibly intense. Elegant and flinty with a long finish.

The 2019 Pizarras comes from three sites within Aconcagua Costa, where slate soils give the wine its name. It’s pithy and enjoyably generous, with fine yet present tannins and lots of pure fruit and floral notes. This is Burgundian in style, but with South American flair.

In 1986,Viña Concha y Toro decided to produce a premium wine that would to help position Chile as a producer of high-quality wines. The objective was not only to produce the finest red wine possible from Chile, but also to create a wine that reflected the unique terroir of the Alto Maipo Valley. Since its inaugural vintage, it has earned a noteworthy reputation as one of the world’s finest Cabernet Sauvignons. The grapes are carefully selected from different old vine blocks of the highly regarded Puente Alto vineyard, located in the foothills of the majestic Andes mountain range. “Don Melchor is a blend of the expressions of each of its blocks… by joining them together we achieve a better, more complete, more complex wine that reflects the personality of the Puente Alto vineyard”, explains winemaker Enrique Tirado. Don Melchor is one of the great examples of top quality Cabernet Sauvignon from this prized corner of the New World.

The 2008 Don Melchor is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc that is aged for 15 months in French oak. Crisp, precise and attractive aromas of cassis, black cherry and dark plum are supported by rich mocha and toasty oak. There are fine, grippy tannins enswathed in juicy blackberry fruit, accompanied by a subtle hint of iodine and black olive, leading to a freshly spiced finish. This is a lovely, focused wine of great weight and depth that will be drinking well into 2020 and beyond.

The 2016 old vine Carignan from Lapostolle is pure and elegant, with crunchy fruit and wonderful finesse. There's notes of cranberry and crunchy darker berries, with a granite edge and a hint of spice on the finish. Brilliantly balanced. This is a bargain at this price.

Fragrant with fresh berry fruit and a hint of subtle florality on the nose, the palate has layers of darker fruit. Blackberry and blueberry notes meld with complex notes of cedarwood, store cupboard spice and pipe smoke. The tannins are incredibly fine and very ripe, integrating beautifully with the rich core of fruit. The cooler climate of the vineyard is however expressed in a lovely vein of freshness that runs throughout, lifting the wine and carrying through to the finish.

One of the finest Carmenère wines we know, from a top Chilean producer. It's 92% Carmenère with 8% Petit Verdot adding a spicy dimension. Aurelio Sr, who heads up Montes, referred to the blend as “The Petit Verdot is the skeleton, while the Carmenère is flesh.” It's aged in 80% new oak for 18 months which adds layers of creamy complexity, around a core of plush, pastille black fruit. If you're going to add one Carmenère to your cellar, make it this South American icon.

A celebration of Carmenère, Chile's adopted signature grape. This sought-after wine is full of ripe complex flavours with black fruit, woody herbs, fresh mint and dark chocolate. There's savoury spice and pepper from a small percentage of Petit Verdot. The richness on the palate is further built by time in oak barrels, lending vanilla notes and a creaminess that finishes long and flavourful.

The top Chilean wine for Domaines de Baron Rothschild, made from 70 year old vines. Full of bright, rich new world fruit character but with the structure and savoury hints of Bordeaux.

The top wine from Casa Lapostolle, this Clos Apalta is full of concentrated blackberry, black plum fruit, with light woody herbs and floral notes. It's rich and full bodied, with bags of potential to age, and at this early stage has lots of densely packed, ripe tannins. Focussed, polished and seriously impressive.

A cool year has left the 2023 Las Pizarras (arguably the pinnacle of Chardonnay production in Chile) deliciously fresh, mineral and bright with fresh lemon zest, lime curd and green apple fruit. Delicate white flower and bright peach aromas and a tensile, laser line of acid throughout. Savoury saline notes linger on the long finish.