"since 1870, when don maximiano errázuriz founded viña errázuriz in the aconcagua valley, the chadwick family has been making great chilean wines with excellence. viñedo chadwick, a winery located in puente alto d.o. in the maipo valley, honours the memory of a passionate and visionary man: don alfonso chadwick errázuriz, father of eduardo chadwick. founder of the first wine brokerage in chile in the early 1930s, alfonso chadwick errázuriz had the ambition to develop the reputation of chilean wines beyond the country's borders, in particular by modernising wine-making techniques. in 1942, he acquired nearly 300 hectares of fields and vineyards and in 1983, he took over the management of viña errázuriz. don alfonso chadwick errázuriz is also passionate about wine and sport. recognised as one of the best polo players in the history of chile, he had his own polo field built on the family estate. today, two polo poles can be seen on this field, which has become one of the most beautiful parts of the estate. (aged for 22 months in french oak barrels, 75 percent of them new) bright purple color. cherry liqueur, dark berries, potpourri and cedary oak on the seductively perfumed nose, complicated by notes of tobacco, indian spices and cola. seamless, fleshy, alluring red and dark berry and floral pastille flavors are firmed by a spine of juicy acidity and enlivened with air. the finish repeats the cherry, spice and floral notes and hangs on with superb focus and tenacity. this wine's interplay of power and finesse is extremely impressive."