Highlights from the 2017 vintage

Lapostolle, Collection Semillon Torontel, Apalta, Colchagua 2017

94 NA/UK www. lapostollewines.com Lapostolle’s Andrea Leon is a winemaker on fire and her Collection line is consistently delightful. This is a new one, a quirky white blend with skin contact, ageing under flor (and a touch of solera). Richly aromatic (yeast and orange marmalade), complex, layered and utterly beguiling. Drink 2018-2020 Alc 13%

Ventisquero, Grey Sauvignon Blanc, Atacama 2017 92 £ 14.25-16.95 Corking Wines, Davy’s, TJ Wines

The Ventisquero team is refining its craft in these pioneering Atacama vineyards. Nuanced and structured, this was aged in oak foudres for more texture and complexity. Smoky, subtle, piercing. Cries out for fresh shellfish. Drink 2018-2021 Alc 12.5%

Longaví, ¡Glup! Cinsault, Itata 2017 93 £ 18 Gourvid

Pure joy, as expressed through red wine. The joint venture between the revitalised Bouchon and David Nieuwoudt of Cederberg in South Africa is a seriously exciting project. And this light, scented, crunchy and moreish Cinsault is certainly a thing of beauty.

Drink 2018-2019 Alc 12%