Tasting notes:

Cono Sur was born in the 1960s around the time when the first Pinot Noir vineswere planted in the Colchagua Valley, then considered the coolest and bestregion for this finicky grape variety. Today, Casablanca and, increasingly, SanAntonio provide better terroirs with red clay, sand and granitic soils and verycool meso-climates, which enable winemaking director Matías Ríos and histeam to fashion beautiful Pinot Noirs. This flagship Ocio, from the very coolSan Antonio Valley close to the deep, cold waters of the Pacific Ocean, isexquisite. Pale cherry-hued, the aromatics show red berries and blueberry,cedarwood and a mint note giving lift. Dry, the vibrant fruit is balanced bybrisk acidity and linen-textured tannins with toasty, spicy oak addingcomplexity. Medium-bodied, this wine will pair well with game, especially roasted venison‘backstrap’. (Patricia Stefanowicz MW)