Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 SPCALIFORNIA same ambient-yeast fermentation and mostly

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

Some raisins and sultanas bring a bit of juicy depth

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

Rustic honesty meets beguiling charm

Roberto Henriquez Valle Del Itata Old Vines Rivera del Notro Blanco 2023 SPCALIFORNIA same ambient-yeast fermentation and mostlyItata 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,