The wine is a very light, pale straw color. Grapefruit, limestone, white flowers, salt water, cut grass and some damp basement characteristics on the nose.
On the palate, key lime pie, quince, citrus and wet stone — with lemon rind and jalapeno components. Solid underlying minerality, very crisp with razor-sharp, mouth-tingling acidity.
I have seen the 2007 Casa Marin Sauvignon Blanc priced as low as $20 (Wine Library) to $29 a bottle retail.
The wine is made by Maria Luz Marin, the only woman winemaker & winery owner in Chile.
Wine & Spirits rated this wine 95 points, which I find to be a bit gratuitous. Not to say this isn’t a very good wine. In fact, it is the best white wine I have had from South America, but in my opinion many whites from the Loire offer a better quality to price ratio. That is just my own personal opinion and it seems as though many people agree with the Wine & Spirits rating. I would recommend it, but not with the same enthusiasm — it is certainly worth picking up a few bottles and deciding for yourself. Imported by Domaine Select Imports.
