Wines made from Chenin blanc grapes of Maipu
Discover the best wines made with Chenin blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Maipu.
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Mendoza's oldest wine department (Argentina), altitudes 650-850 m at the foot of the Andes. Clay and gravel soils, dry continental climate. Signature Malbec as red king: deep and solar with black blackberry, candied plum, cherry, violet, cocoa and sweet spice, round tannins and fleshy palate. Firm Cabernet (cassis, cedar, tobacco), supple Bonarda, floral white Torrontés, ample Pedro Ximénez.