Errazuriz Las Pizarras Pinot Noir 2020 (Offer)

'An enticing pinot with rich, glossy raspberries, grapes, chalk, forest-floor berries, roses, white pepper and exotic spices. This is really tight and chalky on the palate, with super-fine, mealy tannins and an extremely long, linear finish. Very pretty, elegant and nuanced.'   97 Points James Suckling

The grapes for the 2020 Las Pizarras Pinot Noir were harvested early in February and fermented with 15% full clusters to lift up the wine, and the élevage was in 55% new barrels and was extended to 13 months. It has 13% alcohol, very good freshness, a pH of 3.55, which is low (but still higher than in cooler years), and a medium body. Often in the warm years, what I find is that in the shorter cycle the tannins don't achieve the same ripeness and elegance as in the cooler years. But they have adapted their irrigation, avoid notes of very ripe fruit and are more careful with the extraction. Nowadays, a warm and dry vintage is much better managed than 20 years ago. 6,600 bottles produced. It was bottled in April 2021. 94 Points | Wine Advocate