Roberto Henriquez 2020 Fundo La Union Semillon 750ml

The cork of the 2020 Fundo La Unión Semillon was super dry, hard and difficult to extract, and the wine showed a very dark golden color but didn't have any notes of oxidation. On the contrary, it was shy and austere, with a dry and mineral palate. It was produced with grapes from ancient vines in Coelemu (Itata), 14 kilometers form the sea. It fermented with the skins and indigenous yeast in stainless steel vats and matured in neutral oak barrels for one year. It's medium-bodied with good ripeness, 13% alcohol and an austere mouthfeel, soil-driven. I later tasted another bottle with Roberto Henríquez in one of his vineyards.

Score: 93 points -- Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate, 2023