Growing Conditions

2018 was characterized with very low yields. Spring frosts brought on by dryer and slightly cooler weather, and subsequent hard winds caused couloure and resulted in lower yields all through Mendoza. Nevertheless, during harvest time – March for our Carrascal Malbec – the weather presented itself with no hail storms or rains leading to an excellent quality harvest with clean bright fruit expression and healthy grapes.

Harvest

All grapes were harvested manually and selected at the vineyard itself, transported in small 20kg cases to the winery and immediately crushed.

Bottling

August 2020

Winemaking

Traditional alcoholic fermentation of 7-10 days in temperatures between 78.8-82.4F, pumping over twice a day. Complete malolactic fermentation.

Aging

24 months in French oak barrels of 2,500-6,000 liters between August 2018 and August 2020