WTN: Santa Rita Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2007

Valle de Casablanca.

Very light yellow, bordering on clear, in the glass.

Gooseberry on the nose.

Gooseberry, graprefuit, tangy, rather sharp acidity, medium weight, peppery, a little tart, a little round and thick in the mouth after the wine had a chance to warm.

A mouthwatering, tangy finish.

I like tangy wines as much as the next person, but found this one to be on the extreme side.

Screwcap closure.

Purchased at $13.95 (Canadian).

Glad to see you giving these southern cone wines a try.

Great to see you are pouring the good stuff Bruce! Just in from trip down to Montana and Crowsnest Pass where I enjoyed the great scenery as always. Lots of horsey fun, beer, rye coke!!

I like tangy wines as much as the next person, but found this one to be on the extreme side.

Bruce, if it was that sour, might there be a chance that the wine was acidified at some point? I've had warm-climate wines in the past that had just too much of that tartaric-acid-granule pucker for me not to suspect as much.

I like tangy wines as much as the next person, but found this one to be on the extreme side.

Bruce, if it was that sour, might there be a chance that the wine was acidified at some point? I've had warm-climate wines in the past that had just too much of that tartaric-acid-granule pucker for me not to suspect as much.

Not sure Paul. All I know is that I have had the Santa Rita SB a number of times over the years and it was always rich, with a nice tang, rather than being mouth puckering.

The SBs from Chile are good stuff..... I wish I could get my hands on more of the stuff here on the right side of the Andes. Last one I had was the Araucano SB... cant remember the producer though...