Edicion Limitada Golden Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the cool, fog-cloaked Casablanca Valley within the greater Aconcagua region, Morandé's Edición Limitada Golden Harvest is a spectacular showcase of Chilean sweet wine craftsmanship. This rare cuvée is crafted from Sauvignon Blanc grapes left on the vine to develop Botrytis cinerea, or 'noble rot'—a phenomenon enabled by the valley's unique maritime climate, characterized by humid mornings and dry, sunny afternoons. Pioneer Pablo Morandé was among the first to recognize Casablanca's potential for world-class cool-climate wines, and this late-harvest gem is a testament to that vision. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels, the wine develops a luscious complexity, balancing vibrant natural acidity with decadent notes of honey, dried apricots, orange peel, and subtle sweet spice.
🍾 About the Producer
Viña Morandé was founded in 1996 by visionary winemaker Pablo Morandé, widely celebrated as the viticultural pioneer who introduced commercial vine plantings to the cool, maritime-influenced Casablanca Valley. Now operating under the Morandé Wine Group umbrella with historical headquarters and cellars centered in Pelequén, the estate farms extensively across prime Chilean macro-terroirs ranging from coastal Casablanca and Limarí to the granitic dry-farmed Secano Interior of Maule and Itata. Under the cellar direction of Ricardo Baettig alongside Pablo Morandé, the winery is renowned for innovative technical methods, including early adoption of high-density plantings, concrete eggs, and traditional untoasted foudres. Across whites and sparkling expressions, the house crafts crisp coastal whites and classical cuvées alongside boundary-pushing benchmark bottlings such as Edición Limitada Black Chardonnay, Bestiario, and the noble rot dessert wine Edición Limitada Golden Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, marrying varietal freshness with textural complexity.
🍇 Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%