Best Buy!

Medium straw color, crisp and medium full bodied with very good varietal character, grapefruit and gooseberry flavors and aromas, with piney undertones and a little minerality. A solid core of fruit here, with good intensity that doesn’t go steroidal like some of its relatives from New Zealand and decent length on the finish; a solid QPR (quality-price-ratio) value.

Fruit sourced from the Santa Elisa Estate in Chimbarongo/Colchagua (70%) and Quitralman Estate in Mulchen/Bio-Bio (30%) vineyards in Chile, planted in 1998; alluvial, gravelly soil, low in fertility. Vertical trellis, drip irrigation and integrated vineyard management including geese and INIA bands for pest control. Harvested March 12th, handpicked with a yield of 4 tons/acre. Vinification: 100% destemmed, stainless steel, cold maceration at 46º F, followed by 3 months in stainless steel.