Amelia Chardonnay 2025 reaches the top after being named #1 by James Suckling

With 98 points, the highest score ever achieved by the brand from this influential wine publication, Amelia Chardonnay 2025 has also been named #1 in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of Chile 2026, a recognition that celebrates its history of excellence and reaffirms Quebrada Seca as one of the world’s great terroirs for producing world-class Chardonnay.

Amelia Chardonnay 2025 has achieved one of the most significant accolades in its history, being named #1 in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of Chile 2026, placing it at the top of the influential critic and his team’s annual selection of Chilean wines.

The recognition further consolidates Amelia Chardonnay’s history of excellence and reflects the extraordinary potential of its 2025 vintage, which received 98 points from James Suckling, the highest score ever achieved by the brand from this publication, while also becoming the highest-rated Chilean Chardonnay of the 2025 vintage.

The distinction is particularly significant as it places a Chardonnay at the top of the ranking, once again highlighting the extraordinary potential of Quebrada Seca, an extreme vineyard in Chile’s Limarí Valley, to produce world-class wines.

Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor at James Suckling, highlighted the elegance, depth and precision of Amelia Chardonnay 2025, describing it as: “This is an elegant chardonnay with hidden depth and a touch of creaminess. Really subtle and delineated, with a low-key profile. Super chalky, substantial and fine on the palate, and the elements are quite integrated, with a lot of fine, salty flavors. Really fine-boned and subtle. A world-class chardonnay and clearly one of the best from Chile.”

QUEBRADA SECA: AN EXTREME ORIGIN FOR A WORLD-CLASS CHARDONNAY

Amelia Chardonnay 2025 comes from Quebrada Seca, an extreme vineyard in the Limarí Valley, located just 23 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean and at the gateway to the Atacama Desert. Here, calcareous soils, the direct influence of the ocean, the camanchaca coastal fog and exceptional sunlight favor the slow ripening of the grapes, giving rise to a Chardonnay of extraordinary freshness, pronounced minerality and remarkable elegance.

“This recognition fills us with pride because it reflects years of dedication, hard work and a constant pursuit of excellence by an extraordinary team. At the same time, it inspires us to continue exploring and expressing the enormous potential of Quebrada Seca, a truly exceptional terroir. Reaching the #1 position with Amelia Chardonnay confirms the greatness of this origin and, at the same time, everything Chile has to offer the world through world-class wines,” says Marcelo Papa.

This recognition from the influential wine publication James Suckling marks a new milestone in Viña Amelia’s history of excellence and in a journey dedicated to revealing the extraordinary potential of Quebrada Seca. Amelia Chardonnay 2025 represents one of its greatest expressions to date: 98 points, the highest score ever achieved by the brand from this publication, and the #1 position in the Top 100 Wines of Chile 2026.