Winemaker Notes
Pale yellow in color with straw green hints, and aromas of lemon and freshly cut grass. The palate has notes of green apple, peach, and lemon with lively acidity, leading to a nice crisp finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of green apples, pears, peaches, lemon curd, mangoes and stones. Juicy, fruity and clean with a medium body and fresh acidity. Crisp finish. Sustainable.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 La Playa Reserva Sauvignon Blanc is authentic and pure. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of dried herbs, rustic spices, and citrus peel. Enjoy it with a plate of Myer lemon-accented raw oysters. (Tasted: March 7, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Vinous
The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Reserva from Litueche, Colchagua Costa, is a classic coastal white. Yellow in the glass. The aromas include a hint of jalapeño, pea and rue over a bed of grapefruit. In the mouth, it conveys a watery feel with mild freshness and an herbal finish.
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.