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| 2003 Valentin Bianchi - Famiglia Late Harvest Semillon 500ml
Mendoza, Argentina
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Product Notes:
This golden-colored Sauternes-like wine has intense aromas of honey, citrus rinds, hay and syrup fruits that follow through to the sweet, complex taste of dried apricots and honeyed, light butterscotch. “Nectar of the Gods,” which oftentimes is used to describe classic Sauternes, is not out of place when speaking about this Late Harvest Semillon. It has a long and enjoyable finish.
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 About Estate:
A Brief History of Valentín Bianchi:
In 1928, after a succession of entrepreneurial enterprises, Italian immigrant Valentín Bianchi realized his dream of owning a vineyard and small winery. First know as "El Chiche," the winery produced a fine red wine that was once called "Super Medoc."
A few years of struggle paid off for Valentín when, in 1934, his wines were awarded the Maximum Quality Price at the Official Wine Exhibition and Contest, a national event held in the city of Mendoza. It was this same year that fine wine shops in Buenos Aires discovered his wines, recommending them to the Capitol's wealthy sophisticates.
In the early 1950s, when Valentín's sons started joining the now successful enterprise, he decided to rename the company - and Valentín Bianchi SACIF was born. It was this winery that he handed down to his sons Alcides Jose and Enzo Arnaldo. Along with thier brother-in-law, Aurelio Stradella, they took a team-work approach to running the company, each one handling that part they most enjoyed and in which they excelled.
In the mid-1980s Valentín's grandsons, Valentin Eduardo, Ricardo Stradella and Alejandro Ruben rose to positions of prominence within the company. Today with the continued expertise of their fathers, they are the third generation to run what is now called Valentín Bianchi S.A.
The three Valentín Bianchi vineyards - Asti, Las Paredes and Dońa Elsa - comprise over 716 acres and are located in San Rafael, which is thought to have the best soil in the Mendoza region. The vineyards are filled with rootstock from Valentín's native Italy, as well as vines from California and France. The high quality of the grapes is matched by the use of cutting-edge technology to develop wines that have received praise and awards both in Argentina and abroad. Francisco Martinez is the wine maker of all Valentín Bianchi labels, and has been with the winery since 1979.
Today, Valentín Bianchi wines are appreciated by aficionados as well as the causal wine drinker, which is a testament to the hard work and efforts of the third generation. The grandsons of Valentín's Bianchi - like their brethren wine families in the U.S. and the rest of the "new world" - are keeping their grandfather's dream alive.
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About Varietal:
Winemaker’s Notes:
Valentin Bianchi follows traditional French methods for making Sauternes and other similar dessert wines. After naturally-occurring botrytis or “noble rot” forms, the best grapes are selected and picked by hand at the end of May, well after the regular grape harvest. Fermentation is in French oak barrels, until the winter’s cold stops the process. In the spring, the fermentation is started again until it stops naturally. The resulting
wine has a natural high sugar concentration. The wine remains in barrels for 12 months until a blend of the best of the barrels is made just prior to bottling.
Serving Hints:
Served chilled, on its own, or as an accompaniment to dried fruit and toasted almonds. Also a perfect choice for blue cheeses and foie gras, but also goes very well with creamy desserts and fruit tarts.
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| Local (ground) delivery cost
Two Bottles: $11.99 (7 lbs)
Four Bottles: $14.99 (14 lbs)
Six Bottles: $21.99 (20 lbs)
Twelve Bottles: $31.99 (36 lbs)
Gift Basket with two Bottles:
$18.99 (12 lbs)
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