Winemaker Notes
Grand Selection Sauvignon Blanc is very expressive, with aromas of fresh herbs, cucumber, pears, and flowers. It has a balanced and fresh mid-palate with good volume and a long-lasting finish.
Serve chilled as an aperitif or paired with spaghetti and clams, lemon chicken, melon and prosciutto, or your favorite summer salad.
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A floral sauvignon blanc here that also shows restraint. Limes, white blossoms and a touch of nectarines. Bone-dry and textured on the palate with bright acidity. Good weight in the middle. Nothing showy here. Pithy and gastronomic.
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Vinous
The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Grand Selección is sourced from several vineyards in the Central Valley. Yellow in hue, it presents aromas of lime, mint and yellow pepper with a faint hint of asparagus hint. Dry and rich, with a mild and fatty mouthfeel, it lingers on the citrus tones.
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Wine Spectator
Lively and fresh, with jasmine and lime zest aromas. This is built around finger lime and peach flavors, with a hint of ginger on the refreshing finish. Drink now. 8,000 cases made, 2,800 cases imported.
Lapostolle was founded in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet upon their discovery of a unique clos in the Apalta Valley sheltering 100-year-old pre-phylloxera vines. They quickly realized its potential for producing world-class wines and embarked on their family’s next chapter in the New World. Alexandra brought generations of French winemaking tradition and expertise to the rugged landscape of the Colchagua Valley.
Today, Charles de Bournet, the seventh generation, leads the winery in its newest chapter of innovation, punctuated by the official recognition of the Apalta DO in 2018. Together with Andrea León, Technical Director & Winemaker, Lapostolle continue to craft wines that honor the winery’s credo: French in essence, Chilean by birth.
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.
Touching the Pacific in the west and stretching up into the Andes on its eastern side, the Rapel Valley is one of the more substantial fine red wine producing regions of Chile and contains both the Colchagua Valley in its south and west and the Cachapoal in its north and east. While it is recognized for its exceptional warm-climate reds, the region does produce some fine Pinot noir and Sauvignon blanc on its coastal side.
Some of the country’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Rapel’s Andean foothills—with significant individualized smaller zones already identified. Soils here are mixtures of loam, clay, and sand; Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Merlot are the most prolific varieties throughout the region.