Cara Sur
Cara Sur is a project that was created in 2013 by friends and family members who felt the need to make wines which expressed the identity of their beloved land: the Calingasta Valley in San Juan. The team is composed of Marcela Manini, Nuria Añó, Pancho Bugallo and Sebastián Zuccardi.
The winery's mountain wines reflect the character and culture of the Andean people. In order for this to happen, a rich and long-standing heritage belonging to these mountainous landscapes has been given new life and is reflected in the ways the land is cultivated and in its ancient vineyards. Cara Sur believes that the best way to communicate the meaning of a place is to grow the distinctive traits of the vineyards by means of a simple yet rigorous elaboration process.
Cara Sur Parcela La Totora 2022 – TS
Información del viñedo
Province: San Juan
Región: Valle de Calingasta (IG)
Subregión: Paraje Hilario (IG)
Elevación: 1550 msnm
Varietales: Criolla Chica (Listan Prieto)
Tamaño del viñedo: 0,32 ha
Edad del viñedo: +100 años
Si es un solo viñedo el número de plantas por hectárea: 1600 plantas
Rendimientos: 10.000 kg / ha
Irrigación: superficial por surco
Composición del suelo: coluvial de precordillera
Training system: pergola
Fecha de cosecha: 15 de marzo
Type of viticulture: ecological & sustainable
Winemaking and ageing
Racimo completo, sí/no/porcentaje: 100 % racimo entero pisado
Levaduras: fermentación espontanea
Contenedor de fermentación: vasija ovoide de hormigón sin epoxi de 1800 litros
Técnica de maceración: poco extractiva, durante fermentación.
Temperatura de fermentación: entre 18-22 grados
Length of fermentation: 20 days
Fermentación maloláctica: si, espontanea
Tamaño/material del contenedor de envejecimiento: vasija ovoide de hormigón sin epoxi de 1000 litros
Aging time in container: 9 months
Time of aging in bottle: 18 months
Analytical data
Alcohol: 14%
Ph: 3.28
Azúcar residual: >1.8 g/l
Acidity: 5,4 g/l
Sulfitos: 5 Libre 35 total
Enólogo: Pancho Bugallo & Seba Zuccardi
Cara Sur Parcela Duraznero Moscatel Blanco 2022 – TS
Province: San Juan
Region: Calingasta Valley
Subregion: Barreal
Elevation: 1.550 msnm
100% Moscatel Blanco grapes (a Criolla variety)
Vineyard size: 1 ha.
Vineyard age: 30 years old
Yields: 6.000 kg per ha.
Irrigation: Irrigation with snowmelt water from the Los Patos river.
Soil composition: The soils in this area are alluvial and are composed of material transported from the very heart of the Andes. Some areas contribute important colluvial deposits from the Precordillera, which makes possible a wide diversification of local agriculture.
Training system: pergola
Harvest date: 2020
Type of viticulture: ecological / sustainable
Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeasts: from the vineyard
Fermentation container: in 2.000 litres concrete eggs
Maceration technique: 7 to 14 days
doesn’t go over 22°C
Length of fermentation: 14 days
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous
Size/material of the aging container: 3.000 liters concrete pools
Type of barrel and Cooperage: not used
Time of aging in container: 7 months
Time of aging in bottle: it is not aged in bottle, only for the time it takes to reach the market, which is generally 6 months from bottling
Analytical data
Alcohol: 12,6%
Ph: 3,3
Residual sugar: < 1,8 g/l
Acidity: 5,7 g/l
Sulfites: 20 mg/l (total), < 7 mg/l (free)
Winemakers: Francisco Bugallo, Sebastián Zuccardi