Michelini i Mufatto Certezas Semillon 2021

Michelini i Mufatto Certezas Semillon 2021

Michelini i Mufatto
$40.00

Grape: Semillon
Vintage: 2021
Type: White

This 100% hand harvested Semillon is from a single plot in the Finca Manoni vineyard inside the Uco Valley. Left 50% whole cluster and fermented in 1000L oak foudre where wine is aged for a year and a half. A wine that always deserves its place on the podium alongside South America's very best whites, this stunning Semillón hails from a 120-year-old parcel in El Peral. Aged under a thin veil of flor - there's less of it in a cool vintage - this is floral, yet understated with citrus and green apple flavours, negligible oak, haunting minerality and a salty nuance. /p>

Michelini i Mufatto is the cross-Andean project of Andrea Mufatto, Gerardo Michelini and Manuel Michelini, linking Argentina's Uco Valley with Bierzo in northwest Spain. Their work is built around old vines, high elevation, native yeasts and a preference for wines that are transparent rather than forceful. In Argentina they explore mountain sites through varieties such as Malbec, Semillon and Cabernet Franc; in Bierzo they work with old Mencia and white field blends on steep, complex soils. Across both continents the style is delicate, floral and mineral, showing a family more interested in listening to vineyards than imposing a house signature.