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2023 Longavi "Cementerio" Chenin Blanc Maule Valley

2023 Longavi "Cementerio" Chenin Blanc Maule Valley

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Tim Atkin

Review Date: 06/2024

Made as part of a joint venture with South African winemaker David Nieuwoudt, this is a stunning varietal Chenin Blanc that was grafted on to País vines. Heavily influenced by its granite soils, it's creamy, intense and textured with notes of sourdough bread, citrus, lanolin and wet stones, subtle wood and a long, majestic finish.

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Decanter

Review Date: 06/2025
Boundless Chenin typicity: honeyed spiced apples, stone fruits and florals which overlap with the earthy, savoury complexity and an ethereal acidity that persists to the finish. *Gold Medal 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards*

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Vinous

Review Date: 06/2025
The 2023 Chenin Blanc Cementerio de Huerta from Maule, grafted onto País, was aged for 12 months in old 500-liter barrels. Aromas include hop, hemp, citrus, lime and wild herbs. Dry and vibrant, with bright acidity and tension, the palate is firm and slightly grippy. The 2023 is a structured, layered white with depth and sharp precision like the edge of a knife. (JH)

Notes

Longavi is a collaboration between Chilean winemaker Julio Bouchon (Bouchon family wines) and South African winemaker David Nieuwoudt (Cederberg). Based in the Maule Valley, the Southern part of Chile’s Central Valley, in fact they take their name after one of the region's snow capped stratovolcanoes. Located hundreds of miles South of Santiago,the region is as rich in old vines as it is isolated. Their wines reflect the history and diversity of the region, made with old varieties, like Pais, Carignan, Moscatel. Not to mention varietals that represent their partnership, Chenin Blanc, and Grenache. The vineyards are farmed organically and sustainably (this was not a region where conventional viticulture took hold. The wines are made in a minimal intervention style, where less is more but not to the detriment to the wines enjoyability. Cementario is is the name of the vineyard, which is adjaect tothe local cementary, where they grafted Chenin Blanc onto a 70 old vine Pais vineyard. Whole cluster, native yeast ferment in large used French oak barrels, and then aged on lees for a year in those same barrels.

Product Details

Origin: Chile

Type/Varietal: Chenin Blanc

SKU: #1841570

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