Casillero Del Diablo is one of Chile's best known wine labels, a range made by Viña Concha y Toro from vineyards across the Central Valley. This is the Reserva Sauvignon Blanc, picked in 2023 and bottled at 12.5%.
- Sauvignon Blanc, the grape of the Loire and Marlborough.
- Central Valley, Chile's long, dry vineyard heartland.
- 2023, a warm, generous vintage across Chile.
- Dry, light bodied, high in acidity.
- 750ml bottle.
How it is made
Sauvignon Blanc is a grape that shows its surroundings more than most. Grown in Chile's Central Valley, between the Andes and the Pacific, it keeps its acidity through warm, dry ripening. The Reserva tier is made to hold that freshness rather than soften it, so the wine stays lean and bright from first pour to last.
How it tastes
Grapefruit and lime lead, with green apple and passion fruit behind them, and a green herbal note that runs through the middle. The acidity is high and the body light, so the fruit reads clean rather than round. The finish is crisp and zesty, the kind of wine that resets the palate between bites.
Good to know
Chile's Central Valley is one of the few major wine regions on earth that has never been hit by phylloxera, the root louse that wiped out European vineyards in the 1800s. Many of its vines, including old Sauvignon Blanc plantings, still grow on their own roots.
