Province: Salta
Region: Calchaquí Valleys
Subregion: Molinos
Elevation: 2,400 masl
Varietal: Torrontés
Vineyard size: 0.6 ha
Vineyard age: 40–80 years
Planting density (single vineyard): 4,400 plants/ha
Yield: 8,000 kg/ha
Irrigation: Traditional furrow irrigation
Soil composition: Terraced granite slope
Training system: Low trellis
Harvest date: March 2023
Viticulture: Ecological / Sustainable

Vinification & Aging
Whole cluster: No
Yeasts: Indigenous
Fermentation vessel: Concrete
Maceration technique: 50% with skins
Fermentation temperature: 15–18 °C
Fermentation duration: 7 days
Malolactic fermentation: No
Aging vessel size/material: 500 L concrete eggs
Bottle aging: 1 year

Analytical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.4
Residual sugar: 1.8 g/L
Acidity: 6.30 g/L
Sulfites: Yes

Winemaker: Raúl Dávalos

Province: Salta
Region: IG Calchaquíes Valley
Altitude: 2.200 masl
Vineyard age: planted in 2017
Density: 4,400 vines/ha
Soil: deep sandy soils, very poor, with abundant limestone stones over a granitic base

Own-rooted vines acclimatized to extreme altitude, planted on 0.5 hectares in a single block in Seclantás Adentro. The vines, 100% Grenache Noir, are irrigated with meltwater from the Andes and cultivated with respect for the soil according to the principles of sustainable viticulture. Hand-harvested at the end of February 2023 in 15 kg crates. Vinification included a small proportion of whole clusters, fermented in concrete eggs with spontaneous fermentation using indigenous yeasts.

Analytical Data
Alcohol: 13.7%
Residual sugar: 1.8 g/L
Total acidity: 5.2 g/L

Production : 500 bottles

Winemaker : Raúl Dávalos