Staying cool in extremis...
Matías Ríos, winemaking director at Cono Sur
(Image credit: Cono Sur)
Pinot Noir has been cultivated almost as long as Malbec in Argentina, Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile, or Tannat in Uruguay.
Yet only recently have South American winemakers begun making Pinot Noirs that stand confidently alongside their flagship reds.
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One of the most exciting new terroirs for Pinot in the most extreme south of Argentine Patagonia. The 2021 is my favourite vintage to date....
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Chacra is all about the old vines of Río Negro, and Cincuenta y Cinco is one of my favourites, sourced from vines planted in 1955....
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2021
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Sourced from a schist parcel in Errázuriz’s coastal Aconcagua vineyard, the 2024 is fresh and supple, with notes of sweet-sour cherry, crunchy red fruit and...
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Deicas has a strong range of Pinot Noirs, but the Cru d’Exception is where things step up a gear. Drawn from two vineyards – one...
2024
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Coming from one of the leading producers in Limarí, Talinay is a top-value Pinot Noir from the chalky marine terraces of Tabalí’s coastal vineyard. You...
2025
Limarí ValleyChile
Tabalí
My wines

One of the most exciting new terroirs for Pinot in the most extreme south of Argentine Patagonia. The 2021 is my favourite vintage to date....
2021
PatagoniaArgentina
OtroniaChubut
My wines

The top wine from Cono Sur is increasingly confident and poised in its expression. A wine which delivers beautifully on all fronts: seductive and immediately...
2023
San AntonioChile
Cono Sur
My wines

Undurraga offers serious value through its two Terroir Hunter Pinot Noirs – an earthier rendition from Malleco and a more floral expression from Leyda. Trama...
2024
San AntonioChile
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Viviana Navarrete has been laser-focused on Pinot Noir at Viña Leyda for almost a decade, and Origin is the result of that dedication. Crunchy red...
2024
San AntonioChile
LeydaLeyda Valley
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One of the single-parcel wines in the Domaine Nico range, La Savante comes from the first Pinot Noir planted in the Catena family’s prized Adrianna...
2024
MendozaArgentina
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Chacra is all about the old vines of Río Negro, and Cincuenta y Cinco is one of my favourites, sourced from vines planted in 1955....
2023
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2023
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Coming from the slate terraces of Miguel Torres’ coastal vineyard in Maule, this cool climate Pinot Noir is schistous, mineral and beautifully fresh, with dark...
2021
Maule ValleyChile
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Gaucho Walter Scibilia was the first to plant vines at these extraordinary heights on his estancia in San Pablo, at 1,700 metres above sea level....
2022
MendozaArgentina
Un Lugar en los AndesUco Valley
My wines

Sourced from a schist parcel in Errázuriz’s coastal Aconcagua vineyard, the 2024 is fresh and supple, with notes of sweet-sour cherry, crunchy red fruit and...
2024
Aconcagua ValleyChile
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Deicas has a strong range of Pinot Noirs, but the Cru d’Exception is where things step up a gear. Drawn from two vineyards – one...
2024
Uruguay
Familia Deicas
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Coming from one of the leading producers in Limarí, Talinay is a top-value Pinot Noir from the chalky marine terraces of Tabalí’s coastal vineyard. You...
2025
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Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine journalist and expert in South American wines and regions.
Based in Mendoza since 2009 she is a regular South America correspondent, critic and writer for Decanter, as well as other international wine publications, and she is the author and editor of the South America Wine Guide.
She has been awarded by Born Digital Wine Awards, Millesima Blog Awards, Great Wine Capitals Best Of and Young Wine Writer of the Year.
She has received a fellowship from the Wine Writers Symposium, a scholarship for the Wine Bloggers Conference, and the Geoffrey Roberts Award.
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