The Wine
The Viñedo Chadwick wine represents a long-cherished desire of the Chadwick family to honour the memory of the late Don Alfonso Chadwick with an Ultra-Premium Cabernet Sauvignon that showcases the ancestry, tradition, and expertise of the Chadwick-Errázuriz family in producing fine wines and its passion for excellence.
The first vintage of Viñedo Chadwick (1999) was released to great success in 2002, and its second vintage (2000) would later make history.
Although Don Alfonso never saw the finished wine, he is remembered with every bottle of Viñedo Chadwick, named in his honour.
The Vineyard
Viñedo Chadwick is located 650 m above sea level in the Alto Maipo, in the southeastern part of Santiago at the foot of the Andes Mountains, along the northern bank of the Maipo River. The 15-hectare vineyard is considered one of Chile’s best terroirs for producing Cabernet Sauvignon of exceptional quality. It has Mediterranean climate with high daytime-night time temperature oscillation, that is one of the main factors responsible for the intense colour of the wines sourced from this zone, alongside alluvial and moderately fertile soils. The cool morning breezes that blow down from the mountains, the placement of the rows, and the moderate daytime temperatures allow the grapes to ripen to perfection while preserving their freshness and acidity.
