Rocamadre

Rocamadre crafts wines from mountain-grown grapes. For us, viticulture and winemaking are part of the same process, one that begins in the vineyards and ends in the winery, while respecting natural processes and the environment

Rocamadre Blanco 2023 – TS

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: Paraje Altamira
Elevation: 1.100 masl
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard size: 2 ha.
Vineyard age: 20 years old
Number of plants per hectare: 3.600 plants
Yields: 6.000 kg per ha.
Irrigation: traditional
Soil composition: White caliche, granitic gravels with high calcium carbonate content
Training method: cordon
Harvest date: mid February 2023
Type of viticulture: sustainable

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeast: natural
Fermentation container: concrete egg
Maceration technique: skin contact, just wetting the cap fof 5 days, press and finishes fermentation without skins
Fermentation temperature: 30°C maximum
Length of fermentation: 20 days
Malolactic fermentation: partial
Size/material of the aging container: 2.000 liters concrete egg & 225 liters French oak barrel
Age of container if wood: used
Time of aging in container: 10 months
Time of aging in bottle: 6 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 12%
Ph: 3,4
Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l
Acidity: 5,7 g/l
Sulfites: total maximum 70 ppm

Winemaker: Juanfa Suarez

Rocamadre Criolla Blanca Pedro Giménez 2024 – TS

Province: Mendoza

Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: San Carlos
Elevation: 1000 m.a.s.l
Varietal: Pedro Gimenez
Vineyard size: 4 Ha
Vineyard age: 70 years old
Number of plants per hectare: 3.000 plants
Yields: 10.000 kilos per hectare
Irrigation: flood irrigation
Soil composition: Sandy loam 

Training method: Parral (Pergola)

Harvest date: 20th of march
Type of viticulture: sustainable

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeast: native
Fermentation container: concrete vat
Maceration technique: maceration with skins for 3 days

Fermentation temperature: 23ºC maximum
Length of fermentation: 3 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Size/material of the aging container: concrete vat
Age of container if wood: no
Time of aging in container: 10 months
Time of aging in bottle: 4 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 11,3 %
Ph: 3,3
Residual sugar: no
Acidity: 6  g/l

Sulfites: 60 total

Winemaker: Juanfa Suarez