Viña Leyda

Casablanca Valley might represent Chile's first intrepid steps into cool-climate production, but it's Leyda that took a series of determined, confident strides. Just 14km from the vast Pacific Ocean, the Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah planted here express a crispness, minerality and fine-boned structure not found elsewhere in Chile's viticultural paradise. Under the direction of winemaker Viviana Navarrete, Leyda's pioneering spirit has continued with single vineyards, along with successful experimentation in the way of different clones and soil types. One of her most exciting endeavours is a single vineyard Lot 4 Sauvignon Blanc produced from a Sancerre clone - the result of which is wonderfully elegant and mineral, as a relation of Sancerre should be, with added richness and fine acidity.