Tasting notes: Adobe Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
Adobe Reserva Sauvignon Blanc has a complex nose presents citrusy and grapefruit and lime notes . The smooth palate bursts with freshness balanced by good volume and persistence.
Food Matching:
Ideal with shellfish and lighter fish prepared with lemon, such as ceviche. It also makes a good companion for sushi and pastas with seafood sauces. Or enjoy as an aperitif with fresh cheese.
Producer/Region:
Casablanca Valley is hugely influenced by its proximity to the cool breezes which blow in of the chilly Pacific Ocean. The vineyard soils are alluvial in origin, with sandy textures, high permeability, whose shallow depth restricts yield.
These cooler temperatures and poor soils, in consequence, give great character in both flavour and aroma, especially for aromatic white varieties like Sauvignon Blanc. The landscape generally consists of rolling hills that rise toward the east and the Coastal Mountains. The poor, shallow soils are alluvial in origin with sandy loam textures, good permeability. And relatively low yields with respect to other Chilean wine regions.
Cool climate conditions allow the fruit to ripen more slowly. This results in grapes with a tremendous concentration off aromas and flavours in white varieties such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and others. The grapes that went into this wine were hand picked during the first week of March. When the fruit had reached the desired level of ripeness.
The fruit came from the Casablanca estate, where the vertically positioned vines produce an average yield of 11 tons per hectare. Fermentation took place with selected yeasts in their Maipo Valley winery. Temperatures were carefully managed to remain cool, with pump overs and delicate lees stirring to reach the desired results. The wine was fined with bentonite and cold-stabilized before bottling to prevent tartaric precipitations in the bottle.
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