2024 was a vintage with cold and warm weather bouts combined and interspersed. Thanks to our team care and to regenerative agriculture, we produced typical colder vintage wines: tense, juicy, and lively. The spring was cold, with several Zonda wind events causing frosts. These conditions led to a slow yet well-fulfilled completion of the phenological process, while posing challenges for the plants to set due to the wind, which also resulted in reduced canopies. The prelude to the harvest was an extensive heat wave that lasted more than 3 weeks, with maximum temperatures reaching around 40°C (104°F) and little thermal amplitude. This increased the sugar content, but at the same time, the pulp did not separate from the seed, yet retaining a very attractive natural acidity. As we approached the final stretch and the harvest, the fruit matured slowly, allowing us to wait and retain a good level of natural acidity and freshness. Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley experienced diverging weather conditions, with significant ripening variation observed between the two areas. The team followed the evolution of the process without respite, tailoring the harvest plot by plot, confirming once more that exceptional wines are indeed crafted in the vineyard.
The grapes come from a small plot of 0.8 hectares (Plot 6) in the northern sector of our Jardin de Hormigas vineyard, located in Paraje Altamira (Uco Valley), at 1200 meters above sea level. There, the soil has a superficial layer of 30 centimeters of silt with dissolved calcium carbonate and, from there, a burst of granitic stones with calcium carbonate. The entire vineyard is certified organic, with sustainable management and a focus on biodiversity, where – following the philosophy of Alan York – grapes are not the product of a plant but of an ecosystem.
Vinified with 30% of skins during the alcoholic fermentation. It was aged on lees in concrete vats for 9 months. It was bottled early, to refine it in reductive aging. It spent 9 to 12 months in bottle.
It has a bright yellow color with steely hues. The nose is very complex, showing at first aromas of white peach, papaya, fresh quince and jasmine. As the wine opens up, notes of chamomile, thyme and white grapefruit appear. On the palate, there is a lot of juiciness and texture. It is an austere Semillon, but with a lot of personality in the mouth, where it displays a mineral character, with notes of stone. The finish lingers on white fruit and eucalyptus notes. An ideal wine to pair with fish dishes, pork with a mustard sauce and pasta with seafood.
Vintage: 2024
Variety: 100% Semillón
Closure: DIAM Cork
Bottle Capacity: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
Total Acidity: 5.2 g/l
PH: 3.5
Residual Sugar: 1.8 g/l
