Malbec Nuevos Suelos 2022

The Nuevos Suelos Malbec cuvée comes from vines nestled at an altitude of 1,750 meters in the Cafayate Valley, in the heart of Salta. The plots are planted on recent alluvial sediments, enriched with a strong presence of limestone, granite, and schist. This geographical location gives this Malbec a mineral tension, alpine freshness, and intense maturity, typical of the region.

The winemaking process is carried out according to the estate's philosophy: manual harvesting, followed by sorting of the bunches and then the berries to retain only the highest quality. The wine is made with approximately 5% whole bunches in the must, fermented in stainless steel vats with indigenous yeasts. No passage in barrels is carried out: only the stainless steel vat is used for the 6-month aging, so that the wine retains its transparency and mineral expression.

This wine reveals notes of wild blackberry , black cherry , blueberry, graphite, coffee beans , sweet spice , violet and wild flowers. On the palate, the attack is ample, vibrant, carried by elegant and silky tannins. Its texture, without heaviness, expresses a freshness and tension brought by the terroir. A magnificent example of a Malbec worked without wood!

Although Argentina is considered the "New World," its winemaking tradition is much older than one might think, dating back to the time of Spanish colonization in the 16th century and later by Italian settlers. Unlike Chile, wine has long been part of the country's culture. No wine-producing country in the world made more progress in the last years of the 20th century (on a viticultural and oenological level, and necessarily financially), which allowed the country's wine producers to raise quality levels and consolidate an international export market. Argentina has now become the fifth largest wine-producing country in the world, after France, Italy, Spain, and the United States. Viticulture is practiced primarily in the foothills of the Andes, particularly in Mendoza, where desert landscapes and high altitudes combine to produce aromatic and intensely flavored wines. Some vineyards can even be planted at altitudes of up to 3,000 meters! The terroir here is well-suited to Argentina's adopted grape variety: the ubiquitous Malbec. Originally from Bordeaux, it is now responsible for some of Argentina's most famous wines, characterized by their brightness and intensity, with floral notes and black fruit flavors. Other red varieties produced in Argentina include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bonarda, Syrah, Tempranillo, and Pinot Noir. Among white wines, the emblematic grape of the Argentine wine region is Torrontés, which produces a wine with a floral and tropical flavor. The country also produces Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Grigio. Today, Argentine wines are recognized worldwide for their full-bodied reds and as high-quality wines.