2012 / Black Noir

Hand Harvested Grapes | Native Yeasts | Small Lot Production | Unfined | Unfiltered

2012
Blend of Terroirs

Uco Valley:
Altamira & El Cepillo

Maipu:
Russell

80% Tempranillo
20% Bonarda

Alc 15,7 v/v% 

Limited production 1,484 bottles

Vineyards in Uco Valley:

Altitude: 3,300 ft to 4,300 ft.
Annual average rainfall: 200mm.
Climate: arid climate, high thermal variation
Soil: clay, clay loam, alluvial with calcium carbonate
Conduction trellis system: vsp and overhead
Irrigation system: flood
Year of plantation: between 1973 and1992. 

Vineyards in Maipu

Altitude: 2,600 ft.
Annual average rainfall: 220mm.
Climate: Dry, intense heat during day.
Soil: Sandy loam, clay, rocky.
Conduction trellis system: overhead
Irrigation system: flood
Year of plantation: 1990. 

Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Aged 40 months in French and Hungarian oak barrels, 33% first use French and 67% third use Hungarian.

No enzymes are ever used in the making of our wines.