Here's a solid, nicely representative cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc from Chile's Aconcagua Valley, short on aromatics but offering typical notes of guava, nettle, lime, and grapefruit, with some orange adding to the citrus complexity. It's quite sharp on the palate, but also refreshing, though there's a touch too much sourness, followed by a touch too much bitterness on the finish. It lacks cohesion and overall complexity, but it's still quite good.
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On the nose this shows great minerality with notes of pungent green chile, prickly pear and herbs with lime, grapefruit and gooseberry scents. On the palate the creamy texture reveals time spent on the lees (3 months). Juicy, vibrant acidity and flavors of grapefruit, lime, lemongrass, herbs, green chile, prickly pear, saline and mineral with hints of vegetable ash and wild flower that all linger nicely through the finish
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8/1/2016 - mjwstickings Likes this wine: 87 Points
Here's a solid, nicely representative cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc from Chile's Aconcagua Valley, short on aromatics but offering typical notes of guava, nettle, lime, and grapefruit, with some orange adding to the citrus complexity. It's quite sharp on the palate, but also refreshing, though there's a touch too much sourness, followed by a touch too much bitterness on the finish. It lacks cohesion and overall complexity, but it's still quite good.
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7/9/2016 - bjamesclark wrote: 90 Points
On the nose this shows great minerality with notes of pungent green chile, prickly pear and herbs with lime, grapefruit and gooseberry scents.
On the palate the creamy texture reveals time spent on the lees (3 months). Juicy, vibrant acidity and flavors of grapefruit, lime, lemongrass, herbs, green chile, prickly pear, saline and mineral with hints of vegetable ash and wild flower that all linger nicely through the finish
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4/19/2016 - dsdiii wrote: 91 Points
Straw straw straw-colored white flowers On nose melon green apple and lemon lime on the palate
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3/31/2016 - Alpton wrote: 90 Points
Crushed rock, sage flower, lemon peel. Clean with white nectarine attack and a very lemony mid, highlighted by high acidity.
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12/18/2015 - df1962 Likes this wine: 89 Points
PnP. Pale silvery straw colour. Hay lime peel and melon rind on the nose. Bright flavours of lime peel lemon grass and apple skin.
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