Lago Ranco Sauvignon Blanc 2016

The 2016 Lago Ranco Sauvignon Blanc from Casa Silva is sourced from a completely different region where the grapes ripen slowly and later, one of the southernmost vineyards in the Osorno Valley in the Chilean Patagonia. There is a lot more freshness here and more pungent, herbal aromas. There's also a different sense of acidity, perhaps because of the lower alcohol (it has 1% less alcohol than the whites from Colchagua), and the wine feels more vibrant. This has extremely low yields—some 3,500 kilos per hectare—but very variable from one year to the next, because the temperatures at flowering time tend to be quite low. 2,666 bottles produced. The Wine Advocate April 2017

A tangy white with sliced lemon and slate character. Steely. Fresh and clean. James Suckling May 2017