Susana Balbo

Susana Balbo es una bodega familiar especializada en la elaboración de vinos de alta gama, ubicada en Agrelo, Mendoza, en las faldas de la Cordillera de los Andes. Fue fundada en 1999 por Susana Balbo, la primera mujer enóloga de Argentina.

La bodega cuenta con un equipo de trabajo multidisciplinar formado por José y Ana, hijos de Susana. Todas estas personas comparten los valores, la visión y la pasión de Susana por la creación de vinos de calidad.

 

Brioso 2021  – TS

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 2nd 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

Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade 2019 – TS

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