ALH APPELLATION GUALTALLARY
The season began with a dry and fresh spring, which favored the good ones in the vineyard. Summer is characterized by moderate temperatures and a large amount of precipitation in February and March, the months in which the windstorm is carried out. At the end of the season, precipitation decreased and temperatures in the tuvieron large peaks remained moderate and stable, maintaining the bay’s turgency and avoiding over-ripe descriptors. These conditions decanted in wines with great freshness and aromatic expression, high color intensities, elegant tannins and a great structure.
100% of this Malbec comes from the sandy loam soils of Gualtallary, at 1400 m above sea level. There, a high quantity of heavy elements, which include engravings and rocks covered in limestone and fractured limestone, represent between 50-70% of the total volume of soil, with a high percentage of free calcium carbonate in the profile, which contributes to the wine its fresh and mineral character.
The grapes are selected on a double belt and incubated by gravity in small concrete tanks. Alcoholic fermentation for 15 days at 26°C with a total maceration of 25 days. Little and gentle daily movements, with great emphasis on balancing tannins. 2/3 of this wine was created in concrete tanks without epoxy coating; The remaining third was created in 3500 liter French oak barrels without roasting. Both children had a period of 15 months. Luego, we prioritize storage in a bottle for 10 months, before going on the market. The wine has light filtration.
Intense and profound are the characteristics that perfectly describe the 2021 harvest of our Gualtallary Malbec. It shows a ruby red color, with marked reflections and a violet soul. On the nose you can hear notes of raw and woody ciruela. As the wine opens, we can smell aromas of flowers and herbs, such as violets, jarilla, coirón. Fruity notes are also present, especially the mandarin peel and quintes. As with all our wines from this area, there is a very marked mineral note that reminds us of graphite. It’s a vertical wine in the mouth, it passes through like a spear and along the way it leaves fruity and herbal notes. The tannins are calcareous, firm, and enveloping. The wine has a raw and saline sensation at the end. It is a wine of high concentration, safe and of great purity of place.
