The 2022 Viñedo Chadwick, with a wine-searcher aggregate of 97/100 across approved publications, is among the highest-scoring recent vintages from this estate and represents the culmination of Eduardo Chadwick’s ongoing quality improvement over three decades of dedicated single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon production in the Puente Alto district. James Suckling, quoted on the wine-searcher page, described the 2022 as “one of the best vintages of Viñedo Chadwick,” noting its “transparency and purity of fruit” and its combination of “lovely balance that makes it approachable now, but it will be better from 2027.” The 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot blend reflects the estate’s consistent prioritisation of the primary variety’s expression over the moderating influence of the traditional Cabernet Franc and Merlot additions that define most Bordeaux blends, producing a wine whose aromatic character and structural profile is defined entirely by Cabernet Sauvignon’s specific expression on the Puente Alto terroir.

The 2022 growing season in the Maipo Valley was warm and produced wines of excellent concentration and aromatic richness from the finest clay and gravel vineyards of the region. Chadwick’s precise viticulture and his careful approach to harvest timing and winemaking at the Puente Alto estate ensured that the vintage’s warmth was expressed as concentration and purity rather than excess or over-ripeness, producing a wine of remarkable freshness and mineral clarity alongside the depth and body that the growing season’s generous conditions provided. The 2022 is the most accessible in style of the three Chadwick vintages offered in this batch, and its balance of immediate fruit appeal and structural depth for medium-term development confirms the estate’s current position at the absolute pinnacle of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon quality.

The 2022 Viñedo Chadwick, at a 97/100 aggregate with James Suckling’s specific description as one of the finest vintages ever from this estate, is the strongest case in this batch for prompt subscriber database cross-checking to confirm specific publication scores before the catalogue is published.

Deep ruby-purple with a fresh and pure nose of blackcurrant, graphite, cigar box, dark cherry, dried herbs, cassis and the distinctive mineral character of Puente Alto Cabernet Sauvignon on gravel and clay soils. Full-bodied with polished, fine-grained tannins, excellent natural acidity and a very long, precise, mineral finish. Best from 2027 through 2042.