Caliterra

Tasting Notes

This wine displays all the characteristics of a great Sauvignon Blanc. It is very light greenish-yellow in color with tremendous intensity on the nose, along with subtle aromas of asparagus, lemon peel, green chili, and mandarin orange, all accompanied by tomato leaf and some mineral notes. The tremendously fresh nose expresses all the typicity of the variety that developed during this rather cold season. The palate is very complex and mantains the freshness perceived on the nose, along with good volume that underscores the elegance of this wine and leads to a long finish.

Fermentation and Aging

This year the grapes were picked 10 days later than they were in the previous year and came in with tremendous aromatic concentration. We wanted to preserve the magnificent expression of the vineyard during the fermentation and aging processes, so most of the grapes underwent a gentle destemming and cold maceration prior to pressing. The clean musts were fermented at low temperatures (12º-14ºC/54º-57F) to preserve the freshness, aromas, and intensity in the wine. Tribute Sauvignon Blanc is unoaked, but did undergo a period of fine lees stirring to increase complexity in its aromatic profile and round out the palate.

Winemaker’s Notes

Our aim for this Sauvignon Blanc was to highlight the varietal expression in the great terroir that Leyda is, adapting each technique used in the vinification process to achieve the maximum potentian of the fruit. Harvest takes place at night or very early in the morning at temperatures of 8º-10ºC to preserve the aromas, and once the grapes reached the cellar inert gasses and low temperatures were used to protect the must from any possible oxidation as is required by a high quality Sauvignon Blanc.

This year the fruit was picked in three different lots over the course of 10 days to obtain a broader range of aromas at the time of the final blending.