Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 SPCALIFORNIA earthy depth

earthy depth

A splash of water opens up the bouquet

same ambient-yeast fermentation and mostly used oak as the wines that cost four times as much

Syrah (and more) with gorgeous aromatic lift (from 70% whole cluster)

Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 SPCALIFORNIA earthy depthItata 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,