Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay
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Product specifications
| Wine type | White wine |
|---|---|
| Winery | Volcanoes |
| Country | Chili |
| Region | Malleco Valley |
| Appellation | Malleco Valley |
| Grape variety | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Taste profile | Refined |
| Alcohol content | 13% |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Halal | No |
| Type | Quiet |
| Colour | White |
| Volume | 0.75 liters |
| Closure | Screw cap |
| Serving temperature | 8 to 10 degrees |
| No added sulphites | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Alcohol-free | No |
Tasting Note Bodegas Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay
The nose is medium intensity and has notes of white peach, pear, quince, and subtle hints of coconut and minerals. The palate is harmonious, with a fresh entry, a beautiful structure, and a fine balance between acidity and ripe tones. The wine has a relatively light alcohol influence.
This wine has a delicate style, partly thanks to the soils formed during the eruption of two nearby volcanoes. The color is golden yellow. In short: a refined, mineral Chardonnay with good aging potential.
Food Pairing
Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay is an ultimate food wine and delicious with salmon tartare, lobster, fresh shellfish, ripe cheeses, pasta with cream sauce, white meat, poultry, crab, risotto, salmon, and sea bass.
Additional Information
The soils of Malleco Valley were formed during (relatively recent) volcanic eruptions and thus consist of effusive lava and primarily volcanic ash. This Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay was aged for 11 months in barrels of 10% new, 40% 1-year-old, and 50% 2-year-old French oak.
Bodega Volcanes is a project started in 2009 and is part of the Grupo Vinos del Pacifico (GVP). A number of employees from this group came up with the idea to create a series of wines originating from vineyards with 100% volcanic soils.
The five-member team includes, among others, winemaker María del Pilar Díaz, geologist Gonzalo Hendriguez, and Terroir manager Agustín Aguerrea. They selected three vineyards spread throughout Chile that they believe convey the ultimate expression of volcanic soil to the wines.
In Rapel Valley, this is a vineyard with soil of silt, clay, and loam supplemented with coarser material such as andesite stones (an igneous rock). In Maule Valley, they found a vineyard with a soil of (weathered) granite. In Malleco Valley, the vineyard is planted on a soil of so-called "Tolhuaco," which consists of volcanic ash.
María Díaz strives to express the purity and minerality of the soils in the wines. This is very successful, especially because excessive use of (new) oak is never used during fermentation and aging. The wines are all lively and rich and have more complexity in aroma and taste than similar wines from the same region.
Wine Scores/Awards
The Volcanes Tectonia Chardonnay is one of the finest Chilean Chardonnays and it is not for nothing that it received 91/100 points from James Suckling.
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