Stella Crinita

The Stella Crinita winery was born from Ernesto and Joanna's love for natural wines that speak to the soul and heart. After starting to grow under biodynamic principles in 2006, when especially in Argentina this was seen as little more than witchcraft, they decided to free their wines from any and all restrictions and take them to their fullest expression by jumping into winemaking completely natural in 2017 with Bodega Stella Crinita. Joanna leads this innovative young project in collaboration with a passionate and dedicated team.

Stella Crinita Simbiosis Rosé Pet Nat Syrah 2023 – TS

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: Vista Flores
Elevation: 1.100 masl
Varietal: Syrah 100%
Vineyard size: 56 ha
Age of the vineyard: 21 years old
Number of plants per hectare: 4.400 plants
Yields: 70 qq/ha
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: alluvial, sandy loam, 1.2 meters deep with pebbles in the subsoil
Training system: high trellis. Double guyot
Harvest date: last week of February
Type of viticulture: biodynamic

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeast: autochthonous
Fermentation container: stainless steel tanks
Maceration technique: direct pressing without removing stems
Fermentation temperature: 10º to 12ºC
Length of fermentation: 20 days
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous
Aging container size/material: 5.000 liters stainless steel tank
Aging time in container: N/A. It is fractionated when the alcoholic fermentation reaches 12 g/l of residual sugar so the last part of it happens in the bottle. This is an ancestral method
Aging time in bottle: 9 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 12,5 %
Ph: 3,3
Residual sugar: 2,5 g/l
Acidity: 6 g/l
Sulfites: 28mg/l total

Winemakers: Alejandro Kuschnaroff and Joanna Foster

Stella Crinita Cosmovision Chardonnay 2020 – TS

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: Gualtallary
Elevation: 1.600 masl
Varietals: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard size: 110 ha
Vineyard age: 31 year old
Number of plants per hectare: 4,100 plants
Yields: 75 qq
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: alluvial, sandy, calcareous
Training method: Guyot
Harvest date: February
Type of viticulture: ecological

Winemaking and ageing
Yeast: wild
Fermentation container: French foudres
Maceration technique: 6 months sur lees
Aging container size/material: 12 months 54% in foudres, 8% in roll-fermentor and 38% in used barrels

Analytical data
Alcohol: 14,5%
Ph: 3.4
Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l
Acidity: 5,9 g/l
No SO2 added. No filtered

Sulfites: 40 mg/l total

Winemakers: Alejandro Kuschnaroff and Joanna Foster