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Losh selects his top 12 wines from Chile’s extreme vineyards

1 De Martino, Tres Volcanes Chardonnay, Malleco 2017 95

£26.99-£27.95 AG Wines,De Martino is consistently at the forefront of new thinking in Chile, and when its Quebrada Seca vineyard in Limarí keeled over due to drought, it headed 650km south of Santiago in search of rainfall and coolness. This is the result – a wonderful expression of cool-climate Chardonnay, all white pear and apple fruit, with a lovely crunchy minerality giving the palate stretch and length. 2020-2024 13.5%

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