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Escala Humana, Chenin Blanc Livvera, 2025

White Wine from Argentina, Argentina
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Argentina has old Chenin Blanc that almost nobody bottles on its own — most of it disappears into anonymous blends — which makes this pergola-trained parcel in Los Sauces, planted back in the 1960s, a genuine find. Germán Masera started Escala Humana in 2015 and the name is the plan: human scale, small lots, nothing industrial. Livverá is his looser, more immediate range, and here that means the fruit is destemmed and given a short soak on the skins before pressing, fermented with wild yeasts in concrete eggs and left there eight months. No oak, no makeup, and the clay-loam and sandy soils of the Uco Valley give it a stony, saline edge that keeps the fruit honest. Serve it cold but not ice-cold, and pour it either before dinner or straight through it.

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Robert Parker

91 points

"A radiant nose of nectarine, tangerine and dried white flowers introduces the 2025 Livverá Chenin Blanc, followed by a racy and elastic mouthfeel that is among the more slender offerings in the Escala Humana range. It closes with a similarly vibrant and mouthwatering finish that lingers with delicate stony flourishes." —Matthew Luczy

More about Escala Humana

Argentina beyond big, plush Malbec: Escala Humana goes looking for the country's forgotten old vineyards, Malvasia, Bequignol, Sémillon, old Chenin Blanc, and turns them into fresh, natural, distinctly lighter-footed wines.

The winery was founded in 2015 by husband and wife Germán and Ayelén Masera in Tupungato, in Mendoza's Uco Valley. Germán has been making wine since 2003, when he was still studying enology and viticulture in Mendoza, and he has also worked with the Mendoza winemaker Matías Michelini. The name translates as 'human scale', and that's the plan: small lots, hands-on work, nothing industrial. The couple work with old vineyards in El Zampal, on clay, loam and sand, and with plots elsewhere in the Uco Valley, including El Peral, and have since established their own estate, La Masía, in Gualtallary.

The wines are naturally fermented with minimal intervention, and the two best-known lines are these. Livverá is the bright, immediate range, fruit-forward and easy to drink. Credo is the serious side, built around specific old sites, like the old-vine Malbec from El Peral, basket-pressed and aged in large, well-seasoned barrels for the long haul.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Chenin Blanc

From a pergola-trained single vineyard in Los Sauces, Uco Valley, planted in the 1960s

Clay loam and sandy soils

Hand harvested

100% destemmed

Crushed and rested on the skins

Pressed and fermented with indigenous yeast

Racked into concrete eggs for fermentation

Aged 8 months in the same vessels

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled sea bass with lemon, ceviche, roast chicken with herbs, empanadas de humita, or fresh goat cheese with green olives.

Tasting Profile

Lime, green apple and nectarine with a chalky, herbal edge. Medium-bodied and dry, with a faint textural grip from the skin contact, brisk acidity and a clean, saline finish.

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