Las Pizarras is one of Errázuriz’s most exciting recent projects. The Pizarras wines come from specific plots – the grand cru sites – of Errázuriz’s estate in the Aconcagua Costa, which is less than 12 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. The cooling influence of the ocean, the diverse aspects of the various plots, and the well-drained soils with their high level of slate, result in a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir which have high natural acidity and nervy tension and significant complexity, intensity and stony minerality. Slate is “pizarras” in Spanish and thus the wines are named after their slate-rich terroir.
