2021 Amelia Pinot Noir Valle de Limari Chile

Winemaker Notes:  Amelia is an emblem of Chile’s most extreme experiment in viticulture: the Limarí Valley. Reaching the outer edges of cultivable terrain in the country’s northernmost region, just south of the Atacama desert, Limarí Valley is home to idyllic vineyards, an arid climate and coastal influences. This concert of characteristics make Quebrada Seca Vineyard an unmatched origin that leaves an indelible impression in every glass of Amelia wine: minerality, complexity and elegance.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The varietal 2021 Amelia Pinot Noir was produced with grapes from Quebrada Seca in Limarí on colluvial soils with limestone. It fermented with around 40% full clusters (this has grown) in open-top vats and matured in Burgundy oak barrels, 18% of them new, for one year. It has 13.9% alcohol and a pH of 3.7. 2021 was a cooler year, and the wine shows it, even if the coastal part of Limarí cushions the effect of the warmer years (like 2020, which was a lot less warm here than in inland parts of Chile; I retasted the 2020 to check the evolution, which is great). It's crunchy and has the nervosity from the stems, floral, perfumed and elegant. It is textured and fresh, varietal, bright and young. "


James Suckling - "A very floral expression of pinot with lavender, chalk and ashes to the red cherries and red berries. Plenty of red fruit on the palate with some fine, chalky tannins and a saline, mineral finish. Around 40% whole bunches. 15% new oak barrels and others are second- or third-use. Marcelo Papa says they are reducing the amount the new oak. "


Vinous - "The 2021 Pinot Noir Amelia comes from the Quebrada Seca vineyard in the Limarí Valley. It was fermented in steel tanks as much as 50% in whole bunches and the rest destemmed and aged for 12 months in 18% new French oak Burgundy barrels. A bright ruby-red in the glass. The pure, fruity nose presents sweet and sour cherry notes as well as damp earth and gentle herbal aromas. Dry and silky in the mouth, the lean, chalky palate is austere in texture but full of flavor. A skeletal Pinot Noir with lasting fruity flavor. Will grow in the bottle. "