Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 PURYEAR Fruity and crisp with herbal

Fruity and crisp with herbal and toasty notes

and mineral tension

These are the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Sta

Each of the 204 barrels selected for this release was produced on December 13

Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 PURYEAR Fruity and crisp with herbalItata is where Chilean wine actually began, and until pretty recently almost nobody outside Chile knew it. Roberto Henriquez works with white vines here that are around a hundred years old Corinto, which turns out to be Chasselas, alongside Moscatel and Smillon farmed organically and biodynamically. The grapes are destemmed, fermented spontaneously with native yeast in concrete, then aged eleven months in concrete and old barrels. Nothing added,