WINES : CHILE : Casablanca Valley

Casa Lapostolle "Cuvee Alexander" Atalayas Casablanca Valley Chardonnay 2008 (750ML)

Nicely focused, with a racy core of fig, hazelnut and pear notes that stays pure and elegant as the toasty edge remains ...

Casa Lapostolle Casablanca Valley Chardonnay 2010(750ML)

Concha y Toro "Casillero del Diablo" Casablanca Valley Chardonnay 2009 (750ML)

Forward, with piecrust, pear, fig and butter notes backed by a hint of hazelnut on the soft finish. - WS87

Cono Sur "Vision" Casablanca Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2009(750ML)

Errazuriz Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2009 (750ML)

Everyone called Don Maximiano Errazuriz loco for attempting to pioneer the hard-scrabble land at the base of Chile's Mou...

Montes "Alpha" Casablanca Valley Chardonnay 2008 (750ML)

Pretty pear, apple and piecrust notes on a creamy frame. Judicious toast on the finish lets the minerality come through....

Morande Pinonero Pinot Noir 2009

For the money it's hard top this Pinot Noir...not from anywhere in the New World, and certainly not from France or Calif...

Veramonte Casablanca Valley Merlot 2009 (750ML)

Verging on muddled, with dull plum and cocoa notes and a blunt finish. - WS79