RESERVA SAUVIGNON BLANC 2020 en

It should be noted that no precipitation fell during the ripening stage for this vintage. Despite the capricious weather conditions during the 2020 grape harvest, excellent vineyard management was achieved thanks to the expertise of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild grape growers and winemakers, together with suitable irrigation techniques and correct predictions on harvest dates….

Escudo Rojo

Reservasauvignon blanc

This wine comes from the Valle de Casablanca, situated near the Pacific Coast 80 km north west of Santiago. The ocean influence is very strong, helping to regulate the temperature. It is ideal country for white wine grape varieties, especially Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine comes from the Valle de Casablanca, situated near the Pacific Coast 80 km north west of Santiago. The ocean influence is very strong, helping to regulate the temperature. It is ideal country for white wine grape varieties, especially Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine comes from the Valle de Casablanca, situated near the Pacific Coast 80 km north west of Santiago. The ocean influence is very strong, helping to regulate the temperature. It is ideal country for white wine grape varieties, especially Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine comes from the Valle de Casablanca, situated near the Pacific Coast 80 km north west of Santiago. The ocean influence is very strong, helping to regulate the temperature. It is ideal country for white wine grape varieties, especially Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine comes from the Valle de Casablanca, situated near the Pacific Coast 80 km north west of Santiago. The ocean influence is very strong, helping to regulate the temperature. It is ideal country for white wine grape varieties, especially Sauvignon Blanc.

Escudo Rojo

Reservasauvignon blanc

Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Escudo Rojo
Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Escudo Rojo

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2020 VINTAGE

Overall, the 2020 harvest was a success, despite the fact that drought-like conditions persisted throughout the season and average maximum temperatures were slightly higher than in 2019.

It should be noted that no precipitation fell during the ripening stage for this vintage.

Despite the capricious weather conditions during the 2020 grape harvest, excellent vineyard management was achieved thanks to the expertise of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild grape growers and winemakers, together with suitable irrigation techniques and correct predictions on harvest dates.

In the end, the balance between aromatics, structure, and elegance on the palate showcases the terroir in all its qualities.

MATURING

To keep all the wine’s freshness and refinement, it is matured in vats for 6 months before bottling.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Reserva Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from the same grape variety even though the requirement under Chilean law is only 75%. Sauvignon Blanc gives vivacious dry wines of great refinement.

TASTING NOTES

Lychee - Orange blossom - Fresh - Mineral

Aspect

Gleaming pale yellow.

Nose

The intense nose quickly reveals all its freshness on aromas of lychee, orange blossom and aji verde (Peruvian green sauce) mingled with notes of box.

Palate

After a powerful attack, this very fresh wine lingers long on the palate. Sustained by crisp acidity and mouth-watering fruit, it reveals delicious lychee and pineapple flavors that call for another sip.

2019 VINTAGE

Particularly hot and dry conditions in 2019 enabled the grapes to reach optimum maturity.

Lower-than-average rainfall, concentrated almost entirely during the winter, combined with slightly higher-than-average temperatures ensured perfect conditions for the vine growth cycle, enabling the grapes to reach optimum aromatic and phenolic maturity.

These exceptional conditions generated natural concentration while preserving balance and refinement, allowing the grapes to achieve the purest expression of the identity of each terroir.

As a result, the wines express all the generosity and power of Chile while remaining elegant and silky.

Offering excellent ageing potential, 2019 is one of the great Chilean vintages.

MATURING

To keep all the wine’s freshness and refinement, it is matured in vats for 6 months before bottling.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Reserva Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from the same grape variety even though the requirement under Chilean law is only 75%. Sauvignon Blanc gives vivacious dry wines of great refinement.

TASTING NOTES

Citrus fruit - White blossom - Fresh - Mineral

Aspect

Very brilliant, pale yellow colour.

Nose

The nose is remarkably intense and elegant, displaying floral aromas of jasmine and orange blossom, accompanied by citrus notes of grapefruit and gooseberries.

Palate

Starts out quite powerful, very fresh and well-balanced on the palate with crisp, juicy acidity that gives the wine its wonderful length.
Floral and citrus notes, such as lemon, resurface on the finish.

2018 VINTAGE

Overall, the weather in 2018 was exceptional, bringing the grapes to optimum maturity while retaining their freshness.

The harvest was early, starting on 23 February with the Villavicencio white grapes and ending on 10 May with the Carmenere grapes. At the Maipo winery, grapes came in from 26 March to 17 May.In keeping with the average, grapes were picked 10 to 15 days later than for the 2017 vintage. The decisive factor was a period of relatively low temperatures during the end of the ripening process, from December to February. The grapes ripened more slowly as a result, allowing them to preserve an aromatic freshness sometimes difficult to attain in Chile. This was followed by excellent weather which brought the grapes to optimum phenolic maturity and heralded the start of the harvest. At this stage 2018 is a very promising vintage, combining good concentration and powerful, expressive fruit.
The power of New World wines combined with the refinement of Old World wines!

MATURING

To keep all the wine’s freshness and refinement, it is matured in vats for 6 to 8 months before bottling.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Reserva Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from the same grape variety even though the requirement under Chilean law is only 75%. Sauvignon Blanc gives vivacious dry wines of great refinement.

TASTING NOTES

Citrus fruit - White blossom - Fresh- Mineral

Aspect

Transparent pale yellow, young, with soft green shades.

Nose

Intense and delicate nose. This Sauvignon Blanc stand out for its freshness and complexity, mainly marked by citric fruits, such as lemon peel, lime, and a touch of green chili.

Palate

Freshness on the palate, crispy, fresh fruits, well-balanced, mineral, good acidity and long finish.

2017 VINTAGE

Particularly hot and dry weather brought the grapes to optimum maturity and shortened the maturing cycle, making 2017 an exceptionally early vintage.

Lower than average rainfall, ideally distributed throughout the growth cycle, together with the highest average temperature of the past ten years and more, made this a very Mediterranean-style vintage.
The 2017 wines are therefore generous and powerful, while remaining silky and soft.
They have a very distinctive Chilean identity, especially in the expression of fruit flavours and aromas which, combined with dense and rich mid-palates, reveal the identity of the terroirs to the full.

Producing wines with great ageing potential, 2017 is one of the great Chilean vintages.

MATURING

To keep all the wine’s freshness and refinement, it is matured in vats for 6 to 8 months before bottling.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from the same grape variety even though the requirement under Chilean law is only 75%. Sauvignon Blanc gives vivacious dry wines of great refinement. Their rich flavours and crisp texture mean that they can be drunk young or after a few years’ ageing.

TASTING NOTES

Citrus fruit - White blossom - Fresh - Mineral

Aspect

Pale yellow with a lime green tint.

Nose

The nose opens on powerful citrus fruit aromas, followed on airing by delicate notes of white blossom and tropical frui

Palate

The refined and fresh attack reveals subtle notes of white blossom and guava, leading into an intense and dense mid- palate marked by an explosion of citrus fruit flavours recalling the aromas found on the nose.

White blossom flavours return on the elegantly mineral finish.

2016 VINTAGE

Exceptional weather conditions in 2016 produced very interesting and distinctive wines.

Rainfall was significantly higher than during an average year, with unusually heavy precipitation in autumn. This had an impact on the vintage, giving it a marine character rarely found in Chilean wines. The greater part of the vine growth cycle took place under ideal weather conditions; however, it remains a very technical vintage, owing its success to the skills and know-how of Baron Philippe de Rothschild Maipo’s vine-growers. Highly expressive of each grape variety and terroir, the wines are balanced, fresh and elegant.

2016, an “El Niño” year, will doubtless be remembered as an atypical, singular vintage on account of its unusual rainfall patterns, the advantage of which was to preserve fresh fruit flavours and impart a certain elegance that is sometimes difficult to attain in New World wines.

MATURING

To keep all the wine’s freshness and refinement, it is matured in vats for 6 to 8 months before bottling.

GRAPE VARIETY

Escudo Rojo Sauvignon Blanc is made entirely from the same grape variety even though the requirement under Chilean law is only 75%. Sauvignon Blanc gives vivacious dry wines of great refinement. Their rich flavours and crisp texture mean that they can be drunk young or after a few years’ ageing.

TASTING NOTES

White flowers - Exotic fruits - Fresh - Mineral

Aspect

An attractive yellow with a silvery sheen.

Nose

The wine’s aromatic power is immediately apparent as white blossom aromas mingle with refined and elegant mango and guava notes.

Palate

The elegant and powerful attack reveals the same flavours as on the nose, joined by delicate touches of citrus fruit which bring roundness and density to the mid-palate.

Refined tropical fruit flavours linger on the beautifully long finish.

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