Koyle Costa La Flor Sauvignon Blanc 2020
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Starting with a tangy freshness, with lemon peel, white asparagus, powdered ginger, and mineral flavors. Weighty but lithe and balanced, the mineral acidity keeps the finish rolling.
Organically grown
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The citrus-driven 2020 La Flor Costa Sauvignon Blanc reflects the salinity of the sea, which is only nine kilometers away from the vines. There is a notable absence of herbal aromas even when picked at 13% alcohol and with a very low pH. It's produced with organically farmed grapes and kept with the fine lees for four months.
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James Suckling
A fruity white with passion fruit, lime cordial and melon on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with crisp acidity and plenty of tropical-fruit and cordial notes. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. Screw cap.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Koyle Costa La Flor Sauvignon Blanc is smooth and nicely textured on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with ripe melon, apple, and citrus peel aromas and flavors. Pair it with panko breaded, fried oysters. (Tasted: April 8, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Viña Koyle was born from the tradition that the family Undurraga carry in their blood; a family dedicated to winemaking for more than 6 generations, started by Francisco Undurraga Vicuña in 1885.
In 2006, Alfonso Undurraga Mackenna bought the Los Lingues estate and immediately began with his son, Cristobal, to plant the mountains with red grape varieties, starting the story of Koyle Family Vineyards. Koyle places their greatest effort on the expression and understanding of the vineyard. It is based on 3 pillars: man, place and environment. It is through a Biodynamic approach that they have found the best way to get intimately close to the expression of nature. Through achieving balance, unique wines are obtained that express the harmony found in unifying the cosmic and terrestrial world. The deep respect of the ecosystem, natural cycles and the dedication of human work are used to achieve these wines of excellence.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Well-regarded for intense and exceptionally high quality red wines, the Colchagua Valley is situated in the southern part of Chile’s Rapel Valley, with many of the best vineyards lying in the foothills of the Coastal Range.
Heavy French investment and cutting-edge technology in both the vineyard and the winery has been a boon to the local viticultural industry, which already laid claim to ancient vines and a textbook Mediterranean climate.
The warm, dry growing season in the Colchagua Valley favors robust reds made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec and Syrah—in fact, some of Chile’s very best are made here. A small amount of good white wine is produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.