Finca La Igriega Malbec Superior (Conexion) 2022 750ml

LA IGRIEGA SUPERIOR 2019 MALBEC 100% | Winemaker Felipe Stahlschmidt Appellation: Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco, Mendoza Harvest 2019: A low rainy season in spring and long summer. Medium yields, healthy and well ripe fruit. Intense colored wines, acid fruit flavors and soft tannins. Characteristics of the single vineyard: • 25 hectares - 12 years old; shallow sandy soils, with round rocks and an important presence of calcium. Very high drainage area. Natural low yields. • 4500 plants per hectare; VSP conduction; controlled irrigation; Guyot pruning; Yield 4500kg per hectare • Sustainable production: grass-growing between rows, no herbicides, organic fertilizers. Hand harvest. • Altitude: 1100 mts above sea level / Big thermal amplitude (up to 20 degrees C) Winemaking: The selected plot was harvested, and 6 barrels were filled. The fermentation method: vertical barrels (open top), without one of the covers. And the work during the fermentation was only pisonage. An 8-day cold maceration, a 15-day fermentation, and 5 days of post-fermentation maceration were performed. The malolactic fermentation was done during the post fermentation maceration. Conservation was done in new and second-use French oak barrels for 16 months. Aged in bottle for 3 months. Production: 3000 BOTTLES It reflects the superior expression of the vineyard in terms of intensity and purity. Colour: Red Type: Dry Alcohol: 14% SO2: 70 mg/l pH/acidity: 3.7 / 5.2 Residual sugar: 1.8