- 100% Malbec
- Sourced from a vineyard in Los Chacayes, Uco Valley planted at 1,500m ASL on soils featuring a sandy top horizon with a subsoil of calcareous gravel
- Hand harvested in 20kg bins to keep each bunch intact
- Meticulously hand sorted prior to vinification
- Pressed 30% whole cluster and rest destemmed
- Gravity fed to small concrete vats for fermentation with indigenous yeasts at 26° and 28°C
- Gentle punch-downs to achieve a slow extraction
- Aged 16-months in French oak foudres
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Mendoza
Appellation:
Valle de Uco
Variety:
Malbec
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | AR-RIC-52-23 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2026-07-24
"Opaque purple color with a dark mineral profile, showing iodine, violets, blue-fruit extract, cassis and a touch of ink. Full-bodied and flavorful yet fresh and seamlessly structured, with masses of close-knit, dusty tannins. Superb finish, combining dense concentration and cerebral austerity. Yet it's almost opulent, thanks to the incredible depth of its fleshy blue and purple fruit. The ultimate malbec expression from the highest part of Los Chacayes, at around 1,500 meters."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2024-02-04
"The purity of fruit and transparency is mind-blowing here with fresh blackberries, white pepper, salt and chalk. It,s crunchy and flawless in its expression of high-altitude malbec. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and a long and breathtaking finish. Made in concrete and aged 16 months in cask. From a small vineyard at 1,500 meters on the slopes of the Andes. Only 3,000 bottles made. Drink now."