Bonarda vine cuttings were brought to Argentina by Italian immigrants from Piedmont in the late 1800s. Current thinking suggests that what is known as Bonarda in Argentina is in fact not related to the Italian grape of the same name, but instead to Dolcetto. Héctor and Pablo are passionate about...
Their standard Malbec bottling, Durigutti's Malbec "Clásico" represents what the brothers do best: combine elegance with rusticity. While this is in many ways due to the two differing backgrounds the brothers bring to the table, it is also largely due to the fruit. High altitude fruit from La...
The fruit is sourced primarily from Agrelo, with thirty percent of the fruit coming from La Consulta. After a cool fermentation, the wine is aged for one year in thirty percent American and seventy percent French oak. To preserve the character of the fruit, the wine is then bottled with unfined and...
Patti's pure Malbec is made simply and traditionally in Luján de Cuyo within Mendoza. Fermented with native yeast and aged in concrete for 12 months, then moved to French Oak (mostly used) for 12 additional months. Unfined and unfiltered.Arguably the best example of “traditional style” Malbec one...
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100% Malbec from their six-acre estate vineyard in Chacras de Coria, planted in 1916. The vineyard sits at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea-level; the soils are a mix of alluvial, sand, and loam. The fruit is hand-picked and fermented with native yeast before it is aged...
This blend of 50% Malbec and 50% Pinot Noir is all hand-harvested from the Tupungato Winelands vineyard in Gualtallary. Planted in 2007, this vineyard is situated at 4,600 feet of altitude and has calcareous, stony soils. Vinified in stainless steel, the wine sees some carbonic maceration and is...
This 100% Malbec is hand-harvested from a single vineyard in the Gualtallary sub-region of the Uco Valley. The vineyard was planted in 2008 and is situated at 4,600 feet above sea level. The wine is aged in amphora for 30 days, then in 3-6 year old barrels for 18 months. Full-bodied and deep in...
This 100% Bonarada was harvested separately at 4 different times and then blended together; vinified via carbonic maceration. A seductively perfumed nose evokes blueberry, cherry, and raspberry, leading to a soft and round mid-palate held together by firm tannins and bright acidity.
100% Criolla Grande, grown at 3,450 feet in alluvial, rocky soils. Macerated with the stems, then fermented with native yeasts; aged 5 months in concrete egg. 200 cases produced.
A field blend of 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Monastrell, and 15% Syrah. Grapes are left 50% whole cluster and cofermented in concrete eggs. Aged 8 months in French oak and one year in bottle.
The first wines Eduardo Soler made under the name Ver Sacrum in 2013 were sourced from an old vineyard planted in 1947 of Garnacha and Mourvedre in Barrancas, Mendoza. Don Carlos, the old-timer who owned the 3 hectares of vines Eduardo found was giving up on the place, finding it too difficult to...
Hand harvested Monastrell from a single vineyard in the Los Chacayes IG within the Uco Valley. Vines were planted in Calcareous river stones. 100% whole cluster, semi-carbonic maceration for 4 days. Fermented with native yeasts then aged sur lie in concrete for 6 months.
100% hand harvested Grenache Noir from a single vineyard in the Los Chacayes IG within the Uco Valley. Grapes are 25% whole cluster and undergo semi carbonic maceration for 14 days and fermentation in concrete eggs. Aged 50% in concrete eggs and 50% in French Oak.
The grapes for this wine are grown at 1,500 meters of elevation in a young vineyard in San Pablo, Tunuyan, Valle de Uco. The vines are ungrafted, planted directly in the alluvial and calcareous soils, and the resulting wine is full of energy and finesse. It is made in concrete vats from native...
Punta Negra is the name of the majestic mountain towering in front of the Pinot Noir vineyards where the grapes from this wine are sourced. The high-altitude, cold weather, extremely poor soils made of granite and limestone give the wine an intensity and elegance that is hard to find from other...
The "Parral" is made from old Pergola vines from a vineyard planted in the early 70's, in Tupungato. This is a cofermentation of Malbec, Bonarda, and Cabernet Sauvignon, which ferment from native yeasts in cement eggs and then age for two winters in old barrels. This is a style of red wine commonly...
50% Malbec 50% Cabernet Sauvignon grown on an organic, dry-farmed, high elevation (3900ft) vineyard on alluvial and sandy soils; ranging in age from 12 (Malbec) to 72 years (Cab Sauv). Grapes are hand, kept 50% whole cluster, and fermented in stainless steel. Unfined, unfiltered.
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