Riccitelli Wines
Matías Riccitelli nació en Cafayate, Salta. Desarrolló su carrera en Mendoza como enólogo de una de las bodegas más prestigiosas de Argentina. Luego de incontables vendimias por el mundo, creó Riccitelli Wines en 2009.
Los vinos de Riccitelli Wines se destacan por la manera en que expresan el terroir y por los altos estándares de pureza y delicadeza tanto en la vinificación como en la crianza. Son vinos vibrantes que demuestran el potencial de Argentina y sus viñedos.
Riccitelli and Father 2021 – TS
Province: Mendoza
Region: Luján de Cuyo & Uco Valley, Las Compuertas & Los Chacayes
Varietals: 50% Cabernet Franc + 50% Malbec
Soil composition: calcareous
Harvest date: 1st week of April
Viticulture: In our vineyards, we do not use any herbicide or systemic products, managing them an agro-ecological way.
Vinification & Aging
Whole cluster: We vinify a 20% with whole cluster and the rest is destemmed.
Yeast: indigenous
Fermentation container: The grapes head up in a natural way by gravity in small French oak vats
Maceration technic: We make a very gentle work to sink the hat and achieve a slow extraction.
Fermenation temperature: 26º a 28°C
Aging container material : oak foudres
Aging in container: 16 months
Aging potential: 30 años
Analytical data
Alcohol :14%
Ph: 3,5
Residual sugar: 1,8 g/l
Acidity: 6,2 g/l
Winemaker: Matías Riccitelli
Riccitelli Wines Old Vines from Patagonia Semillón 2024 – TS
Province: Río Negro
Region: Allen & Ing. Huergo
Elevation: 300 masl
Varietal: 100% Semillón
Vineyard age: Planted at the end of the ’60s
Planting density (single vineyard): 4,500 plants/ha
Yield: 5,000 kg/ha
Irrigation: Flood irrigation
Soil composition: loamy soils from Allen and Ing. Huergo, 2 traditional areas of Río Negro. Very low yield vineyards.
Training system: VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning)
Harvest date: First week of March
Viticulture: No herbicides or systemic products are used in our vineyards, managed agroecologically.
Vinification & Aging
Whole cluster: No
Yeasts: Indigenous
Fermentation vessel: French oak foudre
Maceration technique: skin maceration for 5 days at low temperature
Fermentation temperature: 16–18 °C
Malolactic fermentation: No
Aging vessel size/material: Used 2,000 L foudres
Aging in vessel: 8 months
Bottle aging potential : 30 years
Analytical Data
Alcohol: 12%
pH: 3.15
Residual sugar: 1.8 g/L
Acidity: 7.2 g/L
Sulfites: 50 mg/L
Winemaker: Matías Riccitelli