Wines made from Chenin blanc grapes of Uco Valley
Discover the best wines made with Chenin blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Uco Valley.
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.
Cathedral of high-end Argentine Malbec on altitude vineyards (900-1700 m). Intense, deep reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and sweet spices, velvety tannins and freshness drawn taut by Andean nights. Also fine, peppery Cabernet Franc, firm Cabernet Sauvignon, mineral Chardonnay, ample Sémillon. At the foot of the snowy Andes (Mendoza), alluvial soils irrigated by glacial waters.