Sauvignon Gris Vines
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
Typically best enjoyed 1–5 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
grilled sea bass, roasted pork tenderloin, creamy goat cheese salad
✨ Technical Specifications
The story of Casa Silva's Sauvignon Gris is one of accidental preservation and viticultural triumph. Planted in 1912 at the family's historic Angostura estate in the Colchagua Valley, these pre-phylloxera massal selection vines are among the oldest of their kind in the world. For decades, this block was forgotten, grouped alongside other white varieties, until ampelographical research and DNA testing in the late 1990s revealed its true identity as Sauvignon Gris—a rare pink-skinned mutation of Sauvignon Blanc originally from Bordeaux. Casa Silva pioneered the revival of this grape in Chile, crafting a wine that showcases the incredible depth of these centenarian vines. The wine is typically fermented in stainless steel with extended lees contact, resulting in a beautifully textured white with vibrant acidity, mineral tension, and complex aromas of white peach, ginger, and floral notes.
🍾 About the Producer
With winemaking roots dating back to 1892 in the Colchagua Valley, Viña Casa Silva is one of Chile's most historic and distinguished family-owned wine estates, formally bottled under the family label by Mario Silva and his sons in 1997. Based at their ancestral estate in Angostura near San Fernando, the winery has emerged as a leader in Chilean viticultural innovation, spearheading landmark terroir research and pioneering extreme vineyards ranging from the cool coastal hills of Paredones to the glacial soils of Lago Ranco in Chilean Patagonia. Committed to sustainability, precision farming, and authentic varietal character, the estate produces an exceptional spectrum of expressive red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines. Casa Silva is universally acclaimed for defining modern Carmenère through benchmark bottlings like Microterroir, its flagship blend Altura, and crystalline cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.