| Classification | |
| Type | Blanc |
| Marque | Baettig |
| Millésime | 2021 |
| Pays | Chili |
| Région | Malleco Valley |
| Cépage | Chardonnay |
| Volume | 0,75 |
| État | Parfait |
| Étiquette | Parfait |
| Consommable | -2032 |
| Stock | 2 |
The austere and tight 2021 Selección de Parcelas Los Primos Chardonnay feels very young. It was harvested the second week of April, keeping very good freshness and acidity, with 13% alcohol, and there was part of the wine that he did not add any sulfur. He used 35% new 400-liter barrels, and the used ones are still 228-liter ones that eventually will be replaced with the used 400-liter ones in future years. There is great purity and symmetry; the oak is neatly integrated; and there's nuance, detail and a superb juiciness in the palate and citrus acidity that makes you salivate. The palate is dry and mineral, serious, less Meursault and more Chablis... It's persistent and long and has all the ingredients and balance between them to develop nicely in bottle. There was some frost, and only 3,480 bottles were produced. It was bottled in August 2022.
Intense and focused with stones and an oyster-shell minerality to the lemon zest and oatmeal. This is broad and ample but limey, with beautifully high acidity that goes incredibly well with the structure and the weight of it. Textured and long with a saline edge in the finish. So intense, but bone-dry, mineral and effortless.
A serious nose with great intensity of fruit – peach. The palate has perfectly judged oak, stone fruits, all underpinned by a salty mineral acidity. Bags of concentration on the mid palate and such a vibrant sense of purity and energy. The finish is long, detailed and overall refreshing – effortlessly elegant. (AC)