The Vineyards

The Perfect Setting 🇦🇷

Our home base in Argentina is comprised of two vineyards, located in the heart of the Uco Valley, at the foot of the majestic Andes mountain range. The vineyards are at altitudes of 1,040m and 1,095m respectively. These altitudes provides the natural acidity required to craft wines that age beautifully with layered complexity. 

Los Chimangos

The first of our vineyards is located in Los Sauces, found at a height of 1,040m, adjacent to a small natural stream which flows from the glacial runoff from the Andes. The soil is characterized by an abundant gravel and stones top layer with sandy clay subsurface. Average temperatures are a little cooler than our second vineyard, lending natural freshness to the wines.

The natural vicinity is filled with many cactus plants, lending hints of succulent notes to the fruit. Particularly well suited to our Rhône varietals, we also produce well balanced Bordeaux varietal wines from this beautiful vineyard. The location is also frequented by los chimangos (hence the name of the vineyard), the local species of falcon, in search of the rich and varied bounty provided by the biodiversity of the land.

Los Lobitos

Our second vineyard can be found in the Los Chacayes IG, an area renowned for its fine wines. It is named for the “little wolves” (South American foxes) that regularly stroll through the rows of vines. At an altitude of 1,095m we produce our finest Bordeaux varietal Gran Reservas from this mineral rich vineyard. The topsoil is comprised of 70-80% rocks with the remaining volume primarily occupied by coarse particles of sand.

With naturally great water drainage combined with its physical characteristics, the vineyard enables the production of highly concentrated, low yield complex grapes. In this vineyard, wines produced tend to be highly aromatic with ample acidity, and have very high levels of polyphenols that provide the strength needed to handle a long aging process in oak barrels. This type of soil is perfect to naturally obtain powerful and intense wines.