Los Espinos Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2023  £9.99

Los Espinos Sauvignon Blanc Reserva

Between the mountains and the sea, Espinos y Cardos looks to craft subtle, pure expressions of classic international varieties from their two ranges  Focused on vineyards in Casablanca and Curico, Los Espinos combines cutting-edge winemaking with regional typicity to provide a range that is at the beating heart of the country. 

This Sauvignon Blanc comes from coastal Vineyards 2km from the South Pacific Ocean with its cooling maritime breezes and is grown on sandy and permeable soil via a system of espalier and pergola with yields of 12-13 t/ha. Pruning is done by hand to maintain a vigorous canopy, which helps give better acid levels and protects the berries from the sun.  This is then mechanically harvested at night to retain freshness.

The free-run juice is drained and pressed to taste and pressings are kept separate.  A combination of warm and very cool fermentations are utilised using selected yeast strains. Then follows complex lees work to give the wine a palate weight and different treatments of the component wines to give structure and balance.

Unoaked, this lively single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is bursting with vibrant zesty citrus fruit and a hint of exotic guava. Hugely refreshing, this crisp and aromatic wine is endlessly quaffable. Soft super-juicy ripe fruit and a long full-flavoured finish.

A lovely drink on its own or with salads, fish or white meat dishes.