VARIETY

100% Malbec

VINEYARDS

Located in 25 de Mayo – San Rafael at 850 mts. on a hill. Selected from a parcel characterized by soil profile and sand and clay that mix with round rocks. Hielos of 8000 – 9000 kg per hectare. French rooted vines planted in 2003, conducted on a vsp and irrigated by drip irrigation.

HARVESTING

By hand in small cases of 16 kgs.

WINEMARKING

Selection and destemming. Fermentation takes place in small concrete tanks at controlled temperature (25°C-28°C) with selected yeasts. After a maceration period of 14 days it does spontaneous malolactic fermentation.  A 40% of the wine is has 6 months of aging in oak after which it is blended with a 60% of unoaked wine. Clarified, lightly filtered and bottled. Aged in the bottle for 6 months.

AGING

40% of the wine for 6 months in contact with oak.

TASTING NOTES

It presents a deep red color with purple hues. The nose offers intense fruit aromas of mulberry and blackberry with hints of  vainilla. The mouthfeel shows a flavoursome wine which presents a medium build structure and a good balance between its time in contact with oak, and the sweet and round tannins from the fruit.