2018 Ritual Sauvignon Blanc ($19.99)

This is an organic wine from the Casablanca Valley in Chile. This cool climate area is located on the northwestern side of Chile’s coastal range that is less than 30 km from the Pacific Ocean.

This 100% Sauvignon blanc is whole-cluster pressed and is allowed to sit for 36 hours. It is then divided fermented in concrete eggs, neutral oak and stainless steel. By doing the fermentation in three separate ways, the winemaker is able to create different components each with varying aromatics, flavor and textures. The wine is then aged for eight to ten months with the lees being stirred every other week, based on the fruit days of the bio-dynamic calendar.

This wine is pale straw in color and has aromas of citrus, tropical fruit and melon. On the palate it’s creamy-smooth on the front and has nice rounded acidity through its finish.

This one from Ritual is not your typical Sauvignon Blanc. The concrete and oak fermentation definitely adds some wonderful texture and smoothness to this wine. Cheers!

Imported by González Byass USA

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this sample at no cost for review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Sample Provided by Rebekah Polster, Donna White Communications