2021 Patagonia Chardonnay, Otronia

• Style: Pale, luminous, refined cool-climate Chardonnay
• Taste: Peach and pear with chamomile and wild herb lift
• Food: Butter-sauced fish, seafood, soft cheese, salads
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, 45° South Patagonia, 13% ABV

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

The 2021 Otronia arrives pale and luminous, offering peach and pear fruit that refuses to be heavy, underpinned by chamomile and wild herbs that keep the whole palate dancing. At 13% alcohol with bristling acidity of 7.35g/L, this is a wine built for the table—neither flabby nor austere, but poised and utterly compelling. A Chardonnay from the world's most southerly winemaking region that tastes neither strained nor over-worked.

The Winery — Otronia

Alejandro Bulgheroni's ambition to produce world-class Chardonnay in Patagonia's far south has yielded something extraordinary. Otronia sits at 45.33° S in Chubut province, on the shore of Lake Musters—named Otron by indigenous inhabitants. The vineyard faces extreme conditions: minimal rainfall, bitterly cold temperatures, year-round frost risk and winds exceeding 110km/hr. The 2021 vintage saw October frosts dip to –7°C, yet the mid-March harvest captured exceptional freshness and aromatic intensity. Eighteen to twenty months in French oak foudres allowed depth to develop without overt woodiness. In 2023, Tim Atkin MW awarded Otronia First Growth status—a remarkable recognition for a winery in its infancy, testament to Bulgheroni's uncompromising vision.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Pour this for anyone who thinks they've tasted everything Patagonia can offer. Serve it chilled with butter-sauced fish, cream-based seafood dishes, soft cheeses, or alongside salads and lighter plates. These extremes—unforgiving cold, blistering sunlight, relentless gales—create conditions for Chardonnay of remarkable vibrancy. This is the kind of wine that turns a simple supper into something worth remembering. Explore our wider Argentina selection, where the southern margins of viticulture yield some of the most thoughtful wines being made today.