Viña Errázuriz

The winery

Maximiano Errázuriz founded the winery in 1870 in Panquehue, in the interior of the Aconcagua Valley, at a time when almost all Chilean vineyards were planted around Santiago; the house's own history tells that he reached the valley after two days on horseback from the capital. Today the winery belongs to Eduardo Chadwick, of the fifth generation of the founding family, who joined in 1983 and heads the Viñedos Familia Chadwick group, which also includes Seña, Viñedo Chadwick, Arboleda and Caliterra. In 2004 he organized in Berlin, together with the critic Steven Spurrier, a blind tasting in which two of the family's wines finished ahead of great names from Bordeaux and Italy; it was the start of a tour of 22 tastings in different countries. In 2010 the winery opened the Bodega Ícono Don Maximiano, a concrete-and-glass building designed for efficient use of energy.

The vineyards in the valley's interior, called Max I, Max II, Max V and Max VIII, grow on soils of alluvial origin, sandy loam and very stony, at the foot of the hills. The historic Max I block is the source of Don Maximiano Founder's Reserve, a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, and of the La Cumbre Syrah; Max V, on the south bank of the Aconcagua River, gives the KAI Carménère. Errázuriz was among the first wineries to plant Syrah in Chile, in 1993. About 12 km from the Pacific, the Aconcagua Costa vineyard yields cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the source of the Las Pizarras line, whose 2024 vintage wines received up to 98 points from The Wine Advocate in 2026. The catalog runs from the Estate and MAX lines to the icons, and includes sparkling wines and a Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc.

The winery is an hour and a half from Santiago and receives visitors Monday to Friday, always by booking. The four tours start at the historic manor house, with its long reflecting pool, go through the vineyards and climb to a lookout over the valley; the higher-tier ones also enter the Bodega Ícono and the underground cellar. The Tour MAX is the entry point; the Tour Íconos tastes Villa, La Cumbre, KAI and Don Maximiano, the Tour Don Maximiano proposes a vertical of four vintages, and the Berlin Tasting repeats the star wines of the 2004 tasting, including Seña and Viñedo Chadwick. All include a charcuterie board, are offered in Spanish, English and Portuguese for groups of two or more and can be rounded off with a three-course paired lunch. There is no accommodation or restaurant open to the public, and the wines are bought online at Housebar. Visits to Seña, in Ocoa, and to Viñedo Chadwick, in Puente Alto, are booked separately at their own vineyards.