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Maipu VineyardTupungato
Vineyard
Rivadavia Vineyard
La Consulta Vineyard
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Maipu Vineyard
Surface Area: 10 hectares.
Location: Coquimbito District, Department of Maipu, Province of Mendoza.
Altitude: 800 m above sea level.
Average Precipitation: 200 mm per year.
Soil: Shallow clay with stony surface.
Canopy: Parral.
Irrigation: Traditional flood.
Varietals: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
In this vineyard the weather is intermediate, with very high thermal amplitudes. Cabernet Sauvignon ripens very well, obtaining fruit driven wines with good body.
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Tupungato Vineyard
Surface Area: 100 hectares.
Location: Tupungato Department, Province of Mendoza.
Altitude: 1200 meters above sea level.
Average Precipitation: 300mm per year with snow in the winter.
Soil: Alluvial, sandy, with stony surface and a 40 cm to 1 m depth.
Canopy: High espaldera.
Irrigation: Drip.
Varietals: Chardonnay 17 has., Merlot 23 has. ,Traminer 2 has., Pinot Noir 2has., Sauvignon Blanc 6 has. ,Cabernet Sauvignon 20 has., Malbec 25 has., Syrah 3 has., Cabernet Franc 3has.,
The high altitude and southerly location translates into a cooler climate, with high thermal amplitudes. In these conditions, the grapes mature later with autumn temperatures, causing the wines to have, as is the case in the La Consulta district, accentuated aromas, full body, and intense color (in the reds). The wines demand aging in new oak barrels and bottles, with the exception of the Sauvignon Blanc and Gewürztraminer, which normally are not aged in barrels.
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Rivadavia Vineyard
Surface Area: 43 hectares.
Location: Phillips District, Rivadavia Department, 40 km. to the east of the city of Mendoza.
Altitude: 600meters above sea level.
Average Precipitation: 250 mm per year.
Soil: Alluvial clay, 2 meters deep.
Canopy: Parral.
Irrigation: Traditional flood.
Varietals: 50% Chenin Blanc and 50 % Sauvignon Blanc.
In this area the weather is warm and the thermal amplitude is low. These conditions allow for ripeness and yield aromatic wines of fresh tropical fruits with good body.
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La Consulta Vineyard
Surface Area: 30 hectares.
Location: La Consulta District, San Carlos Department, Province of Mendoza.
Altitude: 950 meters above sea level.
Average Precipitation: 250mm a year.
Soil: Loam to loam mixed with lime, alluvial, with a depth of 1 to 1.5 meters.
Irrigation: Traditional flood.
Varietals:100% Malbec.
Here the weather is colder, since it is located further South, and the thermal amplitudes are higher. In these climatic conditions, Malbec reaches its optimum ripeness at the end of the season in April when the temperatures are lower. This allows for wines of intense aromas, very good color and great concentration. These wines need to mature in new barrels to obtain wines that are worth cellaring.
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