Winemaker Notes
Pale lemon yellow in color with intense aromas of ripe citrus lime, stone fruit and fresh-cut grass, that lead to medium-bodied, fresh palate. A ripe fruit character is balanced by crisp acidity and moderate alcohol, with a lingering finish.
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Wine & Spirits
This wine’s passion fruit and lime flavors take it in more of a New Zealand direction than a minerally Sancerre style. What grounds it in Chile is the spicy acidity, along with a rich huitlacoche complexity to the smoky finish. Touches of mint show the underlying pyrazines, a highlight that refreshes the wine. Chill it for a riff on pastel de choclo, making the corn pie with spiced chicken rather than beef.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
The Maipo Valley is Chile’s most famous wine region. Set in the country’s Central Valley, it is warm and quite dry, often necessitating the use of irrigation. Alluvial soils predominate but are supplemented with loam and clay.
The climate in Maipo is best-suited for ripe, full-bodied reds like Cabernet Sauvignon (the region’s most widely planted grape), Merlot, Syrah and Carmenère, a Bordeaux variety that has found a successful home in Chile.
White wines are also produced with great prosperity, especially near the cooler coast, include Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.