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New era, new wines: Barnes’ mixed dozen from South America

1 Reta, Quebrada Seca, Limarí Valley, Chile 2020 96

£52 Ad Hoc, Bottle Apostle, Indigo Wine, The Sourcing Table

Reta shows why Limarí is a world-class Chardonnay terroir with this complex, mouthwatering and refined wine. Distinctively maritime with a saline edge and flinty, smoky minerality, it is focused and chiselled with breathtaking length. This should cellar like a dream. Drink 2023-2035 Alcohol 13%

2 Michelini i Mufatto, Certezas Semillon, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2020 94

£59 Vinissimus†

This impressive Semillon from 120-year-old vines is a millefeuille of2023-2035 12.8%

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