Palate
Tight, high acidity, lots of tannins; ageability.
Growing Conditions
Adrianna Vineyard:
Gualtallary District, Tupungato Alto Region, Uco Valley,
Mendoza, Argentina.
Parcel name: Mundus Bacillus Terrae
Parcel surface: 1,4 Hectares
Soil composition: Alluvial origin. Calcareous
Altitude: 4.560 ft (1.390 m) elevation.
Harvest
“El Año Mendocino,” the Mendoza Year we call it. After a small cool vintage 2017, which we call “El Año Bordelés” (the Bordeaux Year) and a small, very cool and rainy year in 2016 “El Año Bourguignon” (the Burgundian year), we finally got a vintage that is classically Mendozan: dry, cool, sunny and with moderate yields in every region from the lowest to the highest altitudes.
The summer of 2017 started out warm but then cooled off during the 2018 harvest months of February, March and April. This, in addition to the lower rainfall, gave rise to optimal balance in the fruit, with beautiful natural acidity, regional aromatic expression and smooth tannins.
Winemaking
75% of the beginning of fermentation in Concrete (50% whole cluster) and 25% of the completion of fermentation in Oak Foudre (just juice). Max. Ferm. Temp. 25-30° C, 8-13 days maceration.
Aging
18 months in barrel, oak treatment is decided according to the vintage characteristics. French Oak.