Cono Sur Reserva Merlot

“Splendid multi-award-winning, slightly spicy merlot, packed with a nicely oaked plummy fruit plus cherry and blackurrant. Good partner for roast beef.”

Robin FitzGerald / The Hunts Post / UK

Cono Sur Visión Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008

“Crafted from Chile’s oldest Pinot vines planted in 1968, its dark-cherry freshness delivers quality far above the price.”

Leslie Sbrocco / Epicurious / USA

Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2009

“Cono Sur is one of the prettiest wineries I’ve ever visited. Their commitment to growing grapes organically is fervent and this succulent Sauvignon is a killer deal.”

Leslie Sbrocco / Epicurious / USA
 

Cono Sur Sparkling Brut

“A new sparkling wine from Chile which is only just making its way into stores. Made from cool-climate Chardonnay from the southern reaches of Chile’s vineyards, it has a splash of Riesling and Pinot Noir to round out the flavours. Fairly dry compared with others on the shelves, this is an elegant fizz with good fruit and balance.”
Christine Austin / Yorkshire Post / USA

Cono Sur Bicycle Merlot 2008

Cono Sur wines are a triple threat: They are among the best bargains in the liquor store, and they are also organic and sustainable farmed. This spicy merlot is intense, with plum and cherry flavours.
Annie Reid and Kelly Robson / Chatelaine Magazine / Canada
 

Cono Sur Bicycle Viognier 2008

A dazzling value, showing vibrancy, depth and complexity well beyond its price. The secret? Viognier was grafted onto chenin blanc vines that were planted in 1957; the old vines add intensity to the flavours. Expect lifted aromas of spearmint, starfruit and pepper. Light to mid-weight and zesty, with some typical Viognier bitterness. The 2009 should be just as good.
Toronto Eating & Drink Guide 2010 / Canada

Cono Sur Bicycle Pinot Noir 2008

This has been a general list staple for several years, offering decent pinot character at a price most producers can’t touch. The large old pinot vineyards at Cono Sur are so specialized that a new pinot-only winery was built this year. This has a generous cran-rhubarb flavours and a touch of perfume and oak toast. It’s medium-bodied, sweetish and rounded. Now to 2012.
Toronto Eating & Drink Guide 2010 / Canada

Cono Sur Organic Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenere

Concentrated flavours of black and red fruits are nicely balanced with soft tannins and a hint of oak. The wine aged for six month in 80 percent oak barrels and 20 percent stainless-steel tanks. All the grapes were hand harvested ant are 100% certified organic. The Cabernet Sauvignon definitely adds some richness and body to the wine, but the Carmenere flavours are still prominent.
Heather Stober / South Coast Today / USA

Cono Sur Bicycle Viognier 2008

From Valle de Colchagua (Colchagua Valley), this wine has amazing spicy, nectarine, honey, grapefruit and orange aromas. The palate is lively with spicy, floral, ginger, orange, juicy melon flavours. Elegant and fun with lots of fruit. Consistently fine and the 2008 is one of the best yet.
Anthony Gismondi / Vancouver Sun / Canadá

Cono Sur Ocio Pinot Noir 2007

This is a typical Oregon Pinot Noir with hints of cherry, blackberry, red dirt and fragrant earth laced with violets. It’s pure, almost insanely clean.  Perfect, stunning, addictive.  Captures all that makes Pinot famous, but polishes it up into a structured masterpiece with crisp leather and wood layers. I do not know how one can make a better Pinot outside of Burgundy. This may be one of the finest Pinots you will ever drink.  Astounding, one of my most favorite wines, ever. 99 points.
Brainwines.com / USA

Cono Sur Bicycle Pinot Noir 2008

The Cono Sur brand has made impressions around the globe and when you taste this wine, you will know why. Light purplish red in color with sweet cherry, berry aromas and spicy, earthy notes. Similar juicy flavours touched up with earthy notes and mild tannins and medium acid estructure. Pleasant and pleasing fresh fruit finish.
Wilf Krutzmann / Canada

Cono Sur Sparkling Brut

There is a peculiar mixture of varieties in this rich and hearty sparkling wine, but also has an excellent concentration in mouth, all framed by citric notes.
Patricio Tapia / Wikén Magazine / Chile
 

Cono Sur Reserva Chardonnay 2008

This Chardonnay has a generous nose of ripe pineapples and floral notes, in a juicy and super acid body. A bright example of the variety in Chile.
Patricio Tapia / Vinos & Más Magazine / Chile

Cono Sur Visión Single Vineyard Riesling 2008

“These vines must be a reasonable age by now and this is the best vintage of this Riesling from the far south that I can remember. Very pure and fresh with wonderfully bright fruit and only just off dry. There’s still just a slightly astringent note on the finish but it’s very respectable and should keep awhile.”
Jancis Robinson / Wines of Chile Annual Trade Tasting / UK

Cono Sur Visión Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2008

“Combining flavors of gooseberries and ripe pineapple, this wine is potent and broad. Even so, there’s a refreshing citrusy element as well, the texture framed in mineral acidity, as if sculpted in limestone. A Sauvignon for scallop sashimi.”

Wine & Spirits Magazine /  USA

Cono Sur Bicycle Pinot Noir 2008

“Pinot Noir is not a staple of the Chilean wine industry, but Cono Sur’s winemaker Adolfo Hurtado is an expert with this difficult grape. This is a succulent young wine with plum, cherry and savoury foresty aromas, light to medium body and soft finish. An absolute bargain.”
Ralph Kyte-Powell / Delicious Magazine / Australia

Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition Pinot Noir 2007

“Deep ruby; leather, cherry, violets and minerals on the nose; ripe juicy blackcurrant and cherry flavors, elegant and vibrant with a firm finish. (90).”
Tony Aspler.com

Cono Sur Ocio Pinot Noir 2007

“Deep ruby; high tined, floral, creamy black cherry nose; sweet, spicy fruit on the palate, elegant and firmly structured with grainy tannins. Needs two years. (91).”
Tony Aspler.com
 

Cono Sur Wines

“Cono Sur, wine fit for an archbishop: Pinot Noir is very much in the soft, fruit-driven style of New World Pinot… Gewürztraminer, is rich, mouth-filling and spicy. My favourite, however, is the Viognier, displaying crisp acidity, balance and classic Viognier peach and apricot flavours.”
Julian Whittle / Cumberland News / UK

Cono Sur Gewürztraminer 2007

“Nominated by Miss M. Wood, of Bristol, as today’s Wine of the Week. It’s a lush white wine… the Chilean rendition of this exotic grape has the familiar lychee aroma, pineapple-nectarine-mango fruit and hint of spice of the Alsace original; and it has a briskness and lively freshness of its own. A fine aperitif and a natural match for highly seasoned dishes.”
Western Daily Press / UK

Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc

“For a country that has a reputation of producing great red wine, the whites from Cono Sur are quite impressive. Very crisp and sharp with grapefruit and gooseberry flavours that Sauvignon Blanc is known for. This is an affordable and great example of the varietal, so if you are looking to try Sauvignon Blanc for the first time, this would be a great one to start with.”
Heather Stober Fleming / South Coast Today ( Massachusetts) / USA

Cono Sur Chardonnay 2007

“Lively medium straw colour, with spicy apple and pear on the nose that carries over onto the palate with hints of lime. Rich and ripe; medium full bodied, with good concentration and a long finish.”
Mathew Nugent / The Argus / UK

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2008

“It is a big, muscular red with 14 per cent alcohol and earthy lipsmacking red fruit. It is classic Pinot with recognizable raspberry-cherry flavours, but also typical of the upfront, generous style of Chilean red wines.”
Christine Austin / Yorkshire Post / UK

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2008

“With its sweet red fruit, exotic spice, and silky mouth-feel, this wine remains one of the world’s best-value examples of this variety.”
Matt Skinner / Aspect Country / UK