2024 Gen del Alma Jijiji Chenin Blanc, Uco Valley, Argentina
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100% Chenin Blanc
Gen del Alma began in 2011 when five wine loving friends planted a 7 hectare vineyard in Gualtallary at 1400 meters above sea level on alluvial soils composed of calcium carbonate and granite. The group began making wine in a small winery built in 1952 in the town of Tupungato where they work with concrete vats, concrete eggs and amphorae made from local sand and stone. Matias Prieto farms the vineyards and makes the wines. His pioneering work helped start a trend in Argentina towards fresher and more high toned wines.
This hand-harvested, single-vineyard wine is 100% unfiltered and unfined Chenin Blanc from Tunuyan within the Uco Valley. The Villa Seca vineyard is roughly 12 hectares, planted in 1970. Aged 5 months on the lees. The nose has multiple layers with notes of orange blossom, daffodil, lemon, quince, cardamon, apricot, and wax bean that leads into a racy and vibrant palette with generous acidity.