Sauvignon Blanc from cool areas of Chile just get better and better, like this one from the Leyda winery in the Leyda Valley. The wine has a pale golden color and lovely herbal, lemony aromas with pure, focused flavors of peach, grapefruit and lemon. It is light, crisp, delicious and a lot of wine for the price. Serve it with shrimp ceviche or a fresh goat cheese. Viña Leyda was created in the Leyda Valley before it became a recognized wine appellation. In fact, the Leyda Valley didn’t even have a fresh water supply. It took the help of the state and investors to create an almost five mile long aqueduct to bring fresh water from the Maipo River. Leyda is in the larger Acongagua Valley with two vineyards, El Granita about 2.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean and El Maiten about 7.5 miles further from the ocean. This cool-climate area allows Chief Winemaker Viviana Navarrete and her crew to craft deliciously fresh wines like this Sauvignon Blanc.
Leyda, Valle de Leyda (Chile) Sauvignon Blanc 2019
By Rebecca Murphy