Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 PURYEAR Exceptionally well-balanced aromas of zesty

Exceptionally well-balanced aromas of zesty peel and juicy orange citrus fruits

Rose petals and geranium meld with raspberry leaf tea

and mineral tension

spontaneously fermented Verdicchio opens with jasmine and wild herbs

and his son Pierre is one of our very favorite producers of Meursault

Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 PURYEAR Exceptionally well-balanced aromas of zestyItata 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,