Cenizas Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Wine in Black

Zufall und Komplexität sind Schlüsselbegriffe in der Arbeit des gefeierten chilenischen Meisterwinzers Rafael Tirado, der seine Weinberge teilweise wie ein Labyrinth angelegt hat. Das Spielerische beflügelt den Winzer, dessen Weine jenseits des Zufalls extrem präzise und komplex sind.

Tim Atkin

Guía Descorchados

This is from a selection of vineyards, a total of five hectares, planted in the early 1990s in the foothills of the Andes, beside the Colbún Reservoir, a large body of water whose influence, along with that of the mountains, makes this place as a cold zone. This comes through in the house's style of wines, especially in their sauvignon, which, in this case, is determined by strong, intense, and sharp acidity. The aromas are herbal and citrusy, without the aromatic intensity of those from the Chilean coast (where sauvignon is common), but with tremendous intensity and structure. This is lime juice turned to wine, a white made from mountains, from volcanic soils, and from very cold nights—conditions that couldn’t produce any other kind of wine.

James Suckling

This sauvignon blanc is not pungent, but rather reticent and minerally. Pure white fruit and limes with seashells, gooseberry leaves and chalk. Acid-driven on the palate, with a laser beam of acidity cutting through. Limey and lightly saline in the finish with linear fruit. Really sharp and gastronomic. 25,000 bottles made.