Three years running, this wine has been getting better. It shows textbook Elqui aromas of jalapeno peppers and gooseberry, while the flavors are a little tropical due to pineapple notes. On the back end it reverts toward minerally green fruit, jalapeno and white pepper dust. Good wine; not vegetal. ——M.S.(3/1/2010)—— 87

Bright and very tangy, with good cut to the citrus peel and white asparagus notes. The long finish lets a quinine note linger. Drink now. 8,000 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.??–JM??Region: Chile / Coquimbo / Elquí Valley Select to Add

A bit of canned green bean/asparagus works the nose, but these aromas are not overbearing or so vegetal as to mask the wine’s green fruit character. Flavors of orange and lime are solid, wet and refreshing, while the finish is citric. A step up from the funky, disjointed 2007 SB.——M.S.(12/31/2009)—— 86

Quite green, with aromas of canned peas, ashtray and green tobacco. We know the Elqui Valley is a northern region with a cool climate, but this wine has so little fresh or tropical fruit that it tastes too much like green beans or asparagus. A classic case of vegetal SB.——M.S.(3/1/2009)—— 80