Province: Mendoza
Region: Luján de Cuyo
Sub region: Agrelo
Elevation: 980 masl
Varietal: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon + 23% Malbec + 18% Cabernet Franc + 9% Petit Verdot
Size of the vineyard: 16 ha
Age of the vineyard: 25 years old
Number of plants by hectare: 3800 – 6300 plants
Yields: 70-90 qq/ha
Irrigation: drip irrigation 
Soil composition: Clay to deep sandy loam soils. They rest on a stony subsoil with very good drainage.
Training method: high trellis, double Guyot and simple Guyot.
Harvest date: last week of March and 2^nd week of April
Type of viticulture: sustainable and organic (OIA)

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeasts: selected
Fermentation container: stainless steel tanks
Maceration technique: extended for 35 days
Fermentation temperature: 26º -28ºC up to 31ºC
Length of fermentation: 10 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes, spontaneous
Size/material of the aging container: 225 liters French oak barrels
Age of container if wood: first use 
Type of barrel and Cooperage: Boutes Grand Reserve
Time of aging in container: 15 months
Time of aging in bottle: 12 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 14,5%
Ph: 3.60
Residual sugar:  1,8 g/l
Acidity: 5,55 g/l
Sulfites: yes

Winemaker: Susana Balbo & José Lovaglio

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: Paraje Altamira
Elevation: 1,150 masl
Varietals: Malbec

Vinification and aging
Double selection of bunches and grains. Cold macera- tion for four days. Fermentation in 6,500-liter (1,700-gal) oak casks. Only push-downs were perfor- med. Fermentation at 28°-30°C (82°-90°F) with wild yeasts. Post-fermentation maceration lasted 30 days and malolactic fermentation occurred in barrels.

Aging 16 months in 80% new and 20% second-use French oak barrels.

Analytical data
Alcohol: 14.5%
Acidity: 6.15 g/l

Winemakers: Susana Balbo & José Lovaglio