Community Tasting Note

br_winelover Does not like this wine:

Monday, January 22, 2018 - Two bottles were consumed, with the same results.

I drunk more than a dozen 2011 Gran Reserva Chardonnay from Ochagavia, and considered that wine to have one of the best QPRs in the whole world. It was an amazing wine for the price, with a great body, creamy, round in the mouth, and with balanced acidity and oak exposure.

So I had great expectations for this 2014, although I was disappointed to find out it is not sourced from Casablanca Valley anymore, but from Limarí Valley, which is a bit more to the north. My previous experiences with Chardonnay from this valley were not good (save a Quebrada Seca from Maycas del Limarí), and my fears were confirmed - this vintage has nothing to do with 2011. It's a totally different wine. I don't know if it is the terroir, or if the malolatic fermentation was reduced, or if the barrels are different, but this wine is tart, with faint notes of apricot, vanilla, lime and avocado, but lots of unripe fruit. Little minerality and too much acidity makes it look like a sub-$5 wine, but it is closer to $15. What is going on here? I regret now having given one of this to a friend thinking it was good...

87-88pts being generous. A real shame.

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