2023 JCV Semillon

WINEMAKER: Charlie Villard
VARIETY: Semillon, Gewurtztraminer
REGION: Valle de Casablanca, Chile
VITICULTURE: Natural

96% Semillon 4% Gewurztraminer

The 2023 Villard 'Charlie Villard JCV' Semillon is a highly aromatic, full-bodied white wine from Casablanca Valley, Chile, featuring notes of pear, apple, pineapple, and flint. This 2023 vintage is notable for its 30 days of skin contact, producing a textured palate with notes of quince and mango.

Harvest date: May 4th, 2023 Picking method: Hand harvested Fruit selection: At the vineyard Pre-fermentative cold maceration: 9 days Alcoholic fermentation: 11 days at 14° to 15°C Yeast: Native yeasts Pump-overs: Twice during alcoholic fermentation, then once every day and a half. Total skin contact: 37 days Gewurztraminer fermented in Wineglobe