Winemaker Notes
Starts with tangy freshness. Flavors of lemon peel, white peach & powdered ginger. Well balanced, mineral acidity.
Enjoy with oysters, grilled fish, sushi & sashimi.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Costa La Flor from San Antonio, 6 miles from the sea, was aged for 4 months on lees. The nose presents rue and gentle asparagus and clear hints of lime. There's good tension and fruit on the palate, with packaged freshness and moderate fat, the lees providing a terse texture before the pleasant citrus finish. "It's crying out for oysters," said oenologist Cristóbal Undurraga.
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James Suckling
Fresh and crisp with aromas of lime zest, white grapefruit, nettles and passion fruit. Salted lemons and seashells, too. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a refreshing, saline palate. From organically grown grapes.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Koyle Costa La Flor Sauvignon Blanc is fragrant, alluring, and delicate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of dried herbs, rustic spices, and aromatic floral notes. Enjoy it with noodles and clams in a light garlic broth. (Tasted: July 5, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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.
Well-regarded for intense and exceptionally high quality red wines, the Colchagua Valley is situated in the southern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with many of the best vineyards lying in the foothills of the Coastal Range.
Heavy French investment and cutting-edge technology in both the vineyard and the winery has been a boon to the local viticultural industry, which already laid claim to ancient vines and a textbook Mediterranean climate.
The warm, dry growing season in the Colchagua Valley favors robust reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec and Syrah—in fact, some of Chile’s very best are made here. A small amount of good white wine is produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.