Roberto Henriquez Torontel Super Estrella 2023 NO20231115 and downright meaty

and downright meaty

This is Chardonnay from several Marsannay parcels

as early as 1833

and a delicate smokiness on the finish

The vines are young

Roberto Henriquez Torontel Super Estrella 2023 NO20231115 and downright meatySkin contact white made the old way from over 100 year old Torontel (the Chilean name for Moscatel Torrontes) bush vines, dry farmed without pesticides in the Bio Bio Valley. Roberto Henriquez ferments on the skins with native yeasts for two to three weeks of maceration, then bottles unfiltered and naturally hazy. There's a small share of co planted Semillon in the mix. The result is dry, textural, aromatic, and quietly transporting jasmine and cherry