Nose
Aromatic and intensely fragranced wine which offers an exciting mix of violets and rose petals, wild thyme and peppery rucola leaves.
Palate
Black fruit, spice and graphite bring a touch of boldness to contrast its vibrantly energetic red- fruited personality. Crystalline purity flirts with savory, meaty wildness adding an intriguing edge to its character.
Growing Conditions
The soils of this amazing micro-terroir present a first sandy layer reaching to a depth of 120 cm (4’) below the surface, which lies on a second layer of rounded stones with significant contents of calcium carbonate. The soils have very little water retention capacity.
- Varietal: Malbec massal selection - Rootstock Kobber 5 BB.
- Year of plantation: 2004.
- Training system: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning) Bilateral cordon.
- Pruning: Spur pruning.
- Row orientation: North - South.
- Plantation density: 2.20 x 1.3 (3,461 plants/ Ha)
- Irrigation: Drip irrigation.
Winemaking
- Destemming
- Fermentation with native yeasts in 100 hl concrete vat.
- Punching-down 3 times a day during fermentation for 4 weeks.
- Pneumatic pressing.
- Racking into 300L new French oak barrels, natural malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18 months.
- Bottled unfiltered.
Aging
18 months in new French oak barrels.
Appearance
With a silky and very seductive texture, underlined by a firm tannin backbone and a calcareous power that reflects even more the uniqueness of this vineyard with a cool climate and high altitude in Gualtallary.
