D. Bosler, Casablanca Valley (Chile) Pinot Noir 2019

 It’s hard to believe that excellent and affordable wines from Chile’s Casablanca Valley have not always been available, but in fact wine grapes did not show up in Casablanca until 1982, when Pablo Morandé planted the region’s first grapes there.  It would be four more years before others followed his lead.  Today the Casablanca Valley boasts a planted area of over 4000 hectares of vines, and is considered one of Chile’s leading wine producing terroirs.  D. Bosler Pinot Noir is a good example of the excellent wines you might find here.  With hints of berry and floral aromas and flavors, plus an elegantly classic Pinot Noir texture, this is an altogether attractive — and attractively priced — red wine.