Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue-veined cheeses, fruit-based tarts or citrus desserts, and rich savory starters such as foie gras or duck liver pâté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Viña Errázuriz, founded in 1870 by the visionary Don Maximiano Errázuriz, has long been a pioneer in Chile's Aconcagua Valley. Their Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc is a testament to the valley's unique microclimate, where cold Pacific breezes and alpine air from the Andes create ideal conditions for late-season grape ripening. Left on the vine well into autumn, the Sauvignon Blanc grapes undergo a natural concentration of sugars, often kissed by the elusive Botrytis cinerea (noble rot) encouraged by morning mists. The resulting wine is a luscious, golden nectar that masterfully balances intense sweetness with the grape's signature vibrant acidity, offering complex aromas of honey, apricot, and citrus peel.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1870 by Don Maximiano Errázuriz, Viña Errázuriz is an architect of modern Chilean viticulture. Sited in the Aconcagua Valley, the estate traverses diverse mesoclimates, moving from warm, alluvial inland terraces framed by the Andes to cool-climate maritime slopes in Aconcagua Costa. Viticulture emphasizes precision farming certified under the Wines of Chile Sustainability Code. Errázuriz revolutionized Chile's global standing through the historic 2004 Berlin Tasting orchestrated by Eduardo Chadwick, alongside longtime Technical Director Francisco Baettig. While internationally revered for red icons, Errázuriz’s white wine program demonstrates profound terroir mastery, especially along the coastal schist soils of the Las Pizarras vineyard. Benchmark white expressions like Las Pizarras Chardonnay deliver striking mineral reduction, crystalline acidity, and tension, while the Max and Costa Sauvignon Blancs showcase vibrant, citrus-driven linear precision that highlights the estate's exceptional Pacific maritime influence.