Roberto Henriquez Valle del Bio-Bio Pais Rivera Del Notro Tinto 2023 SF Chronicle From organically farmed vines in

From organically farmed vines in Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

Made only in the finest vintages

a nose of toffee and Madeira-like nuance

sugar and bentonite are added to the base wine in a small steel tank

Thirty percent of the fruit is barrel-fermented

Roberto Henriquez Valle del Bio-Bio Pais Rivera Del Notro Tinto 2023 SF Chronicle From organically farmed vines inRivera del Notro is Roberto Henriquez's most fruit forward Pais sourced from 200 year old bush vines on the warmer southern edge of the Bio Bio River, outside Nacimiento. Spontaneous fermentation happens in lagars without temperature control, with elevage in old pipas (Chilean barrels) for 12 18 months. Henriquez farms organically, uses carbonic maceration, native yeasts, and bottles by hand without filtration. The wine drinks with juicy red berry