We have, in Viña Ijalba’s wine, the mother of all Maturanas Blancas. So it took something utterly exceptional for us to take on another. From old clones grown in a single 4.3 ha. vineyard at between 680 and 750 meters of altitude, the wine was fermented in French barriques but, crucially, aged on the frequently-stirred lees for 36 months in steel, being bottled and released exceptionally late. The result is taut and slightly austere, especially given the variety’s capacity for voluptuousness. But the focus and length are simply prodigious. Another white wine for connoisseurs.