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Chenin Mendoza Mendoza vin blanc tranquille

Origin

Loire Valley

Growing regions

South Africa, Argentina, United States, France

Also known as

Pineau de la Loire, Steen (South Africa)

Chenin Blanc in Mendoza — Argentina’s emblematic wine region at the foot of the Andes — is a rare and anecdotal curiosity. Long planted in irrigated lowland areas as an ordinary white grape, it yields generous and fruity wines here, without the tension and complexity of the great Loire expressions.