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2008 Vina Garces Silva Sauvignon Blanc Amayna Leyda Valley
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2008 Vina Garces Silva Sauvignon Blanc Amayna Leyda Valley

Producer: Vina Garces Silva
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: Chile
Region: Chile

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2009

($21) Pale, green-edged straw. Energetic aromas of lime, lemongrass, minerals and honeysuckle are underscored by a subtle note of tarragon. Stains the palate with seemingly weightless citrus and orchard fruit flavors, picking up zesty spice and mineral qualities on the back end. The finish repeats the lemongrass and mineral notes and lingers impressively. I'd stack this up against plenty of the best Loire Valley sauvignon blancs I've had in the last year.

90 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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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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