Don Nicanor Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted chicken, grilled salmon, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of Don Nicanor Nieto, one of the winery's founding figures, the Don Nicanor Chardonnay represents a sophisticated exploration of Mendoza's high-altitude terroirs. Sourced primarily from selected vineyards in the cool-climate Uco Valley, this wine benefits from intense solar radiation and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts. These alpine conditions allow the Chardonnay grapes to develop rich, concentrated tropical and stone fruit flavors while retaining a vibrant, natural acidity. To craft this elegant white, winemakers employ a careful combination of stainless steel fermentation to preserve fresh fruit purity and partial barrel fermentation in French oak, followed by lees stirring (bâtonnage). This meticulous process imparts a creamy texture, subtle notes of toasted brioche, and a refined vanilla complexity, bridging the gap between Old World structure and New World fruit intensity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13-14%