Emilia Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Goat cheese, fresh seafood salads, grilled white fish
✨ Technical Specifications
The Emilia line from the historic Nieto Senetiner estate is named in honor of Emilia Nieto, celebrating the pioneering women who helped shape the winery's legacy in Mendoza. Crafted to embody a fresh, youthful, and highly expressive style, this Sauvignon Blanc is sourced from selected high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza. Here, the dramatic diurnal temperature shifts and intense Andean sunlight allow the grapes to develop rich aromatic profiles while retaining a vibrant, mouthwatering acidity. To preserve the pristine fruit character and classic herbaceous qualities of the varietal, the wine undergoes cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks with absolutely no oak influence, resulting in a bright, clean, and incredibly refreshing coastal-influenced mountain white.
🍾 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
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
12-13%