Carta Vieja, Valle del Loncomilla DO (Maule Valley, Chile) Sauvignon Blanc 2018

 Loncomilla lies about 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean.  If you are there late in the day, you’ll feel the breeze that wafts in from the ocean, cooling off this very hot, sunny place.  The extreme diurnal difference (hot days, cool nights) is what makes this Sauvignon Blanc so special.  Its offering of a veritable fruit bowl of flavors — dominated by pink grapefruit mingling with tropical fruits plus a back-note of chalky minerality — is impressive.  Do not pass up this very affordable charmer.