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2008 Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc Rapel Valley
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2008 Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc Rapel Valley

Producer: Casa Lapostolle
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: Chile
Region: Chile

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2009

($13; includes 10% semillon) Light yellow. Intriguingly perfumed aromas of grapefruit, lemon thyme, licorice and yellow rose. Very fresh, offering palate-coating citrus and orchard fruit flavors, with ample flesh and chewy texture. Finishes with good precision and lingering smokiness. This is a superb value, with great complexity for the money.

85 Points | Wine Spectator

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About Chile

Virtually every wine region in Chile benefits from proximity to the Pacific Ocean and the cooling Humboldt Current that flows up from the South Pole. Although Chile extends more than 2,000 miles from north to south, its grape-growing regions are clustered in the center of the country, where rainfall is concentrated during the winter months, and where an absence of fungal diseases makes for relatively carefree grape-farming.
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Sauvignon Blanc

For all of its name recognition and reputation for high-quality plantings and bottlings, Sauvignon Blanc has never been represented in lists or discussions of the spectacular wines of the world. But just because wines made from Sauvignon Blanc are rarely crafted for extended cellaring and don't command staggering sums in international auctions doesn't mean that...



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