Mayu Pedro Ximenez
Pale lemon.
Delicate grape and jasmine aromas.
A fresh, minerally wine. Unabashedly simple, but some of the best moments in life are.
Versatile and food-friendly, try this wine with grilled Chilean hake or a crisp Caesar salad.
Variety: 100% Pedro Ximenez
Vintage: 2019
Winemaking notes: grapes grown at a higher altitude to retain freshness. The wine spent 4 months over its lees to enhance the mouthfeel.
Tasted for 2020 edition of the book by Chilean tasting panel: Amanda Barnes, Rodrigo Pica and Helen J. Conway on 12 December 2019.
Winery sample
More about Viña Mayu
Viña Mayu is one of the modern wine pioneers of Elqui Valley, making premium wines from the region since 2005. It is a family enterprise owned by Mauro Olivier and the winemaker is Elqui’s most experienced winemaker, Giorgio Flessati.
Mauro was raised in Elqui valley and spent his summers working in the family fruit business, which led him into a lifetime career and passion for viticulture and wine. Mauro pioneered Carmenere and Syrah in the Elqui valley, which he planted in 2000.
The Mayu Pedro Ximenez is a fresh and interesting wine made from a traditional Pisco grape variety by Italian winemaker Giorgio Flessati in the Elqui Valley.
Read more about Viña Mayu.