| Country | |
|---|---|
| Region | Malleco Valley |
| Grape Variety | Pinot Noir |
| Producer | William Fèvre |
| Certification | Sustainable |
Pinot Noir Little Quino 2018 – William Fevre
£16.90
This delicate Pinot Noir shows bright red fruit expressions in the glass, on the palate, the pronounced minerality makes it easy and very enjoyable.
Drink as an aperitif before or with the typical pastel de choclo.
91 points by Tim Atkin
Drink now to 2024
Out of stock
Colour
Purple
FLAVOURS
Red fruit
Black fruit
Herbaceous
Palate
Sweetness
Acidity
Tannins
Body
Abv
12,5%
Serve At
16-18°
Food Pairing
Aperitif
Cured meats
Cheese (soft, mild)
Oily fish
Victor Pino Torche, the first gentleman in our story was not born into a traditional Chilean wine family. The family worked in mining administration and the farm was a retreat for summers in San Juan de Pirque. San Juan was not “wine country”, but rather simply a small hamlet on the banks of the Maipo River, perched high up where the Maipo Valley narrows and climbs into the Cajon del Maipo, flanked on both sides by large rock faces of the Andes.
Today, William Fevre’s vineyards are located in two extreme terroirs: one in the Andes Mountains, high in the Maipo Valley, and the other in the extreme South of Chile, in the volcanic lands of the Malleco Valley.
Pinot Noir
Chilean Pinot Noir offers plush flavors of black cherry, plums, subtle allspice (sometimes verging on beef bouillon), and floral aromas of bergamot, with a creamy, spiced finish. Pinot Noir from Chile is often round and smooth with low tannin.
They say that everywhere Chardonnay grows, it also makes great Pinot Noir, and Chile is no exception.
Pinot Noirs from Malleco Valley are more delicate and floral. The wine industry here is still in its embryonic stages, and there is less than 40 hectares (100 acres) under vine here.
For a Pinot fanatic, this up-and-coming region is worth a try.
