Michelini i Mufatto

It is the project of Gerardo Michelini, his wife and winemaker, Andrea Mufatto and Manuel, the eldest son of the couple, also a winemaker. For years, they have been contributing to place the Michelini name, together with Gerardo's brothers, among the most prestigious winemakers in this part of the world. Their main concept is to demonstrate the purity, minerality, finesse and elegance of the Uco Valley terroir. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

La Cautiva Malbec 2020 – TS

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: La Cautiva, Tupungato
Elevation: 1.500 masl
Varietal: 100% Malbec
Vineyard size: 2 ha.
Vineyard age: 12 years old

Number of plants per hectare: 7.000 plants
Yields: 6.000 kg per ha.
Soil composition: sand and limestone
Training method: trellis
Fecha de cosecha: principios de abril 2020
Type of viticulture: ecological

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: yes, 100%
Yeast: indigenous
Fermentation container: open wooden vats
Maceration technique: 30 days
Fermentation container: not controlled
Length of fermentation: 10 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Size/material of the aging container: 3.000 liters / French oak foudre
Age of container if wood: 3 years old

Type of barrel and Cooperage: French cooperage
Time of aging in container: 2 years
Time of aging in bottle: 5 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 13,5%
Ph: 3,2
Residual sugar: 1 g/l
Acidity: 6 g/l
Sulfites: 30 ppm

Winemakers: Michelini I Mufatto

Balsa de Piedra Semillón 2021  – TS

Province: Mendoza
Región:  Valle de Uco
Subregion: El Peral
Elevation: 1.150 masl
Varietal: 100% Semillón
Age of the vineyard: 130 years old
Yields: 3.000 kg per ha.
Irrigation: flood irrigation
Soil composition: soil with alluvial sediments and calcareous cover
Training method: VSP
Harvest date: February 2021
Type of viticulture: organic

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: yes, the first days
Yeast: indigenous
Fermentation container: concrete eggs
Fermentation temperature: 17ºC
Length of fermentation: 12 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Size/material of aging container: concrete egg of 3.000 liters
Type of barrel and Cooperage: assorted cooperage
Time of aging in container: 12 months
Time of aging in bottle: 6 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 11,5%
Ph 3,56
Residual sugar: 1,4 g/l
Acidity: 5,74 g/l
Sulfites: 0,6

Winemaker: Michelini I Mufatto