Ugni Blanc 60% - Rieslina 40%

2009.

From 25th February to 15th March.

Ingeniero Luis A. Huergo, Río Negro, Argentine Patagonia.

350 m. over the sea level / 39.2° Latitude South.

Semiarid, limy-clayey, with alluvial materials, good natural permeability and drainage, low organic material, and poor fertility.

Mild. Lineal oasis that crosses the semiarid Patagonian steppe. The annual rain average is of 200 mm..Winters are cold; summers have warm days and cool nights. There is a huge temperature range (over 70°F). Winds of 9,9 km/h average are permanent. The relative humidity is 54%.

Manual, at dawn, packed in 18kg boxes.

215g/l (22 Brix).

Very good to excellent, with good accumulation of sun hours. The temperatures and low rains (50mm) guaranteed the vines dormancy. A pretty good spring, with no frosts and moderate winds. These conditions permitted the successful vine development, with no health damage. A mild and dry summer, with temperatures around 90°F and 104°F helped the vine maturity process and guaranteed a high sugar content. The temperature range of 72°F permitted a gradual maturity of the different varieties, what guaranteed mature tannins in the seeds and better color of the grapes.

Grapes are manually selected in a vibrating double selection board.

The grape juice is extracted with hydraulic presses. The winemaking process is in stainless steel tanks, being the wine previously cold washed. The fermentation is with yeasts selected at temperatures between 57°F and 61°F during 15 days.

375 ml and 750 ml.

Of a red-yellow greenish color. With scents of white peaches, with citric grapefruit notes. Once in mouth is real fruity, with elegant citric notes and a fine acidity, real fresh and young.

Between 41°F and 46°F.