Baron Philippe de Rothschild Escudo Rojo Reserva Chardonnay 2019

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Region

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Vintage
2019

Size
750ML

ABV
14%

Features
Green Wine

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Winemaker Notes

Escudo Rojo Chardonnay Reserva is a bright yellow with a pale golden hue. The complex and intense nose opens on aromas of white blossom and fruit such as nectarines, lychee and pear, mingled with toasted hazelnut. From a very fine, elegant and succulent attack that displays freshness, good substance and excellent acidity, the generous and seductive mid-palate reveals pineapple, mango, and nectarine flavors together with delicate notes of nuts.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    This is really creamy and delicious with lots of green-apple and lemon character. Hints of cream and vanilla. Granite undertone. Medium to full body. Rich and crisp at the end. Reserva this year. Drink or hold.
  • 91
    A fresh Chardonnay from one of the coolest parts of Casablanca Valley. Bright, zingy aromas of lemon and lime, grapefruit and passion fruit, followed by a harmonious citrus palate with notes of freshly sliced pineapple and nectarine. Considered oaking (half of the wine spends nine months in second-use French oak) adds creaminess, balanced by focused acidity that persists through to a crisp, refreshing finish.
  • 91
    COMMENTARY: The 2019 Escudo Rojo Reserva Chardonnay shows firmness and sturdiness on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers lasting aromas and flavors of savory spice, ripe citrus, apple skin, and oak. Enjoy it with an oven-baked chicken. (Tasted: July 5, 2021, San Francisco, CA)

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Escudo Rojo is an iconic Chilean brand created by Baron Philippe de Rothschild to produce the best wines in each category and market them worldwide. The wines strike a harmonious balance between freshness, fruit, oak, fullness on the palate and ageing potential. In addition to the flagship blended wine, the Escudo Rojo range includes five varietal wines: Carmenere, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. All the wines in the range express a distinctive character, reflecting the expression of its terroir.

Escudo Rojo is the Spanish translation of the German “Rote Schild” meaning Red Shield. In 1999, the encounter between Chilean soil and Bordeaux expertise gave rise to Escudo Rojo, a branded wine worthy of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild name, synonymous with the high standards of a great winemaking tradition. Vines were first introduced into Chile in the 16th century by the Spanish Conquistadors and their religious orders who needed wine to celebrate mass. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay vines were imported from France in the 19th century in order to make finer wines.

Located at Buin-Maipo, 45 kilometers south of Santiago in the famous Maipo Valley, the Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo Chile bodega stands in its own 63-hectare (156-acre) vineyard. The wines are made, matured, bottled and packaged at the estate under the supervision of a French winemaker and under the control of an in-house laboratory. For each of its wines, the winery selects the best parcels in Chile’s most highly reputed valleys in order to make wines which consistently combine refinement and character. Regular sources of supply and constant quality are also guaranteed by long-term contracts with partner winegrowers, especially further south, in the Rapel Valley. A rigorous parcel selection procedure has been created, with each parcel being tested for three years in order to ensure that the grapes are of sufficiently high quality to be used to make Escudo Rojo.

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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

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The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.

The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.

White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

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