Syrah 60%- Bonarda 40%

2008.

From 27th March to 15th April.

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.

230g/l (23.2 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.

Traditional red wine winemaking. Pre- fermentative cold maceration; sowing of selected yeasts, fermentation at 75°F and 79°F and a 25 days maceration over the orujos, with periodic rotations. Natural malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

750 ml.

Of an attractive intense red, brilliant and vivid. With scents of wild berry fruits -such as cherries and blackberries- with floral notes. Once in mouth, the wine is silky and well shaped, with a strong presence of wild berries, kind and sweet tannins with a nice end in mouth.

Between 61°F and 64°F.