Tasting Notes.
Color: Light straw with a greenish tint. Aromas: Gooseberries, citrus/grapefruit, starfruit, green melon and a distinctive flinty mineral note. The mouthfeel is light bodied, fleshy, and tart. and green apple flavors are backed by grassy, minerally flavors. The finish is quick, clean and refreshing.
Closure: Real cork.
Retail: US$10/6.5 Euros. Value: Excellent.
Food pairing: Apperitif or seafood salad. Drink up! The 2005 has been released.
The wine Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc 2004 is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon, grown on the Las Kuras Estate, Rapel Valley. This estate property is located in Requinoa, in the eastern Chile wine growing region, south and east of Casablanca Valley, and east of Apalta. There are about 100 acres of Sauvignon Blanc, planted in 1992. The vineyard is described as “stony”.
Vinification included stainless steel fermentation and 4 months aging sur lie in large stainless vats.
The renowned Michel Rolland is retained as a Winemaking consultant at Lapostolle.
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M. Pomponio said,
August 25, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
I ordered this wine at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans to pair with a dish of pan roasted black sea bass and blue crab claws. I selected it instead of a bottle of New Zealand SB that we had enjoyed in the past. It was an excellent wine that had all the positve charateristics of the NZSB .
It was nicely rounded and very refreshing . It had a really clean slightly citrus finish of grapefruit that was perfect with the fish entree. It was also less than half the price of the NZSB. We wrote down the label information so we could order it lfrom a wine store locally.