Semillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, grilled sea bass, creamy goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Nieto Senetiner's Semillon is a tribute to the rich, often overlooked history of this classic Bordeaux variety in Mendoza. During the early and mid-20th century, Semillon was one of Argentina's most widely planted white grapes, cherished for its adaptability and remarkable aging potential. Sourced from select old-vine parcels in Mendoza, this wine revives that traditional heritage. Crafted to preserve the grape's natural character, it typically undergoes fermentation in stainless steel with a portion aged in oak to enhance its texture. The result is a beautifully structured white wine that balances vibrant citrus and green apple aromas with the classic waxy, honeyed complexity and elegant minerality characteristic of historic Mendoza Semillon.
🍾 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
Semillon
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%