Viña Errázuriz’s Las Pizarras Syrah 2024 is a single-vineyard, 100% Syrah from the cool, Pacific-influenced Aconcagua Costa zone of Chile. “Pizarras” means slate, a direct reference to the vineyard’s slate-rich, metamorphic soils—an important part of the wine’s consistently reported tension between ripe fruit and stony freshness. While some technical details cited by the trade for recent vintages point to a restrained approach—hand harvesting, small-lot fermentations with a modest portion of whole cluster, and about a year in mostly seasoned French oak and large foudres—the 2024’s story is most clearly told through an unusually strong set of critic reviews.

The standout is Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, where Matthew Luczy calls it “a stunning wine” and goes further: “dense and refreshing on the palate, with excellent acidity and a tensile, balletic mouthfeel.” He emphasizes a “floral, fruit-driven profile rather than a savory one,” finishing on a “perfumed, chalky, mineral-driven finish,” and adds that across the range “this wine most of all” reached “another level this harvest.” At 98 points, it’s an excellent review and positions the 2024 among the winery’s top modern releases.

Vinous also lands in excellent territory at 96 points. Joaquín Hidalgo highlights “striking aromatic purity” with “violet, blackberry, lavender and raspberry,” plus “a hint of bacon,” and describes the palate as “slender and silky with a gentle grip,” concluding that its “delicacy and energy” give it “a distinctive coastal personality.”

James Suckling’s 94-point note is similarly confident, stressing approachability and polish: a “lovely floral nose” with cassis, violets, lavender, and dark berries, and an “attractively restrained” frame with “fine, caressing tannins,” advising, “Drink now or hold.”

Taken together, the 2024 reads as a cool-climate Syrah built on floral lift, dark fruit clarity, and mineral definition, with enough structure to develop but enough balance to enjoy early.