Nivarius Finca La Nevera 2016

The 2016 Finca La Nevera is a new barrel-fermented blend of 50/50 Viura and Maturana Blanca, planted at their highest-altitude vineyard at 850 meters. It feels very young, undeveloped and oaky, perhaps because they had to use some new oak for the fermentation, which was in 3,500-liter French oak vats, where the wine matured for nine months. It's creamy and has a round palate with very good freshness. It's tasty and I think should develop nicely in bottle. 9,612 bottles were filled in July 2017.