David and Edy call this their “essential wine” – packed with dense dark berry fruit, but also incredibly fresh, mineral, and with an unmistakable floral Gualtallary perfume.
REGION:Uco Valley
APPELLATION:Gualtallary
VARIETY / BLEND:Malbec:
CLIMATE:Very cool continental, high diurnal range
SOILS:Stony, calcareous alluvial, lots of limestone and some granite
FARMING:Sustainable
ALTITUDE:1,500 metres
FERMENTATION:300 litre open bins, daily punch downs, 30 days maceration
AGEING:16 months in old oak