Casa Marin is
a Chilean family-owned winery well known for its white wines, and its Sauvignon
Blancs have been winning many prizes through the years. Founded only in 2000,
its 2004 Laurel Vineyard Sauvginon Blanc took the Decanter Regional Trophy and
went on to score 90 points and over in 4 subsequent vintages with Robert Parker
and Wine Spectator. The Cipreses Vineyard version also scored 90+ with RP and
WS with 3 vintages and this particular wine in the picture above was crowned
Best Sauvignon Blanc of the World at both the Decanter International Trophy as
well as the first ever Concours Mondial du Sauvignon in Bordeaux in 2010. So
much for awards, how did it taste? Golden yellow with a grassy asparagus nose
hinting of passion fruit, it had a crisp slightly sweet fruity palate, with
plenty of acidity to give structure to the wine. It was nice with the prawn
salad.
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