Benjamin Coleccion Tardia Dulce Blanco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, light fruit-based desserts
✨ Technical Specifications
The Benjamin range by Nieto Senetiner represents the winery's approachable, fruit-forward style, designed to celebrate everyday moments. The Colección Tardía Dulce Blanco is a late-harvest sweet white wine crafted from grapes left on the vine to dehydrate slightly under the intense Mendoza sun. This natural dehydration concentrates the sugars and aromatic compounds within the berries. Sourced from high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza, the grapes benefit from dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, which preserve a vital vein of acidity that balances the wine's luscious sweetness. The winemaking process is carefully controlled to halt fermentation early, retaining natural residual sugar and showcasing vibrant floral and tropical fruit notes.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1888 by Italian immigrants in Vistalba, Bodega Nieto Senetiner stands as one of the historic pillars of Luján de Cuyo viticulture. Acquired by the Nieto and Senetiner families in 1969 and integrated into Molinos Río de la Plata in 1998, the estate commands prime holdings across Vistalba and Agrelo, including Finca Villa Blanca and Finca Las Tortugas. Situated between 950 and 1,150 meters above sea level against the Andean backdrop, the vineyards thrive on alluvial clay-loam and gravelly soils subjected to wide diurnal temperature shifts and intense high-altitude sunlight. Winemaker Santiago Mayorga crafts both classic reds and pristine, aromatic whites and rosés with modern precision. While globally acclaimed for benchmark Malbec and heritage Bonarda, the estate demonstrates deft mastery of aromatic and refreshing profiles through everyday and fruit-forward ranges such as Benjamín, Fran, and Emilia, preserving pure varietal expression, vibrant natural acidity, and refined balance across Torrontés, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay.