2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.3%
pH 3.6
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Some lots receive 2–5 days of cold maceration below 10°C; fermentation lasts approximately 8–14 days and stated total maceration approximately 3–10 days. Élevage is 11–13 months in 100% French-oak barrels, described as 15–35% new, second- and third-use barrels.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.3%
pH 3.6
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Some lots receive 2–5 days of cold maceration below 10°C; fermentation lasts approximately 8–14 days and stated total maceration approximately 3–10 days. Élevage is 11–13 months in 100% French-oak barrels, described as 15–35% new, second- and third-use barrels.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.6%
pH 3.7
Total Acidity 5.75 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Some lots receive 2–5 days of cold maceration below 10°C; fermentation lasts approximately 8–14 days and stated total maceration approximately 3–10 days. Élevage is 11–13 months in 100% French-oak barrels, described as 15–35% new, second- and third-use barrels.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.6
Total Acidity 5.95 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Some lots receive 2–5 days of cold maceration below 10°C; fermentation lasts approximately 8–14 days and stated total maceration approximately 3–10 days. Élevage is 11–13 months in 100% French-oak barrels, described as 15–35% new, second- and third-use barrels.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.65
Total Acidity 5.85 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Production Details Cold maceration lasted 2 days at 10°C, followed by 12 days of fermentation and 3 days of post-fermentation maceration. The wine spent 8 months in barrel, 35% new. The producer page renders the wood description as “Frenck oak,” so that apparent typographical form has not been silently normalized into an oak-kind claim.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.65
Total Acidity 5.85 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Cold maceration lasted 5 days at 10°C, followed by 16 days of fermentation and 10 days of post-fermentation maceration. Maturation lasted 12 months in French-oak barrels, 35% new; barrel selection varied with vineyard and vintage.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.68
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Cold maceration lasted 5 days at 10°C, followed by 16 days of fermentation and 10 days of post-fermentation maceration. Maturation lasted 12 months in French-oak barrels, 35% new; barrel selection varied with vineyard and vintage.
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2017 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.7
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Cold maceration lasted 5 days at 10°C, followed by 16 days of fermentation and 10 days of post-fermentation maceration. Maturation lasted 12 months in French-oak barrels, 35% new; barrel selection varied with vineyard and vintage.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
pH 3.7
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Malbec
Region Uco Valley
Soil Alluvial-origin loam with rounded rocks beneath; 80% sand, 10% clay and 10% silt
Elevation 1095.0 meters
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Cold maceration lasted 5 days at 10°C, followed by 16 days of fermentation and 10 days of post-fermentation maceration. Maturation lasted 12 months in French-oak barrels, 35% new; barrel selection varied with vineyard and vintage.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Ruta Nacional 9, Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina
Phone
+54 261 4200214
Email
Owner
Nicolás Catena Zapata Family