Location:
Thames y Cochamba, Perdriel, Luyan de Cuyo
Capacity: 3 million liters
Vines: 700 hectares/1750 acres
Exports: 70% exported to
USA,
UK,
Brazil,
Switzerland,
Denmark, Southeast Asia and
Japan
Going against the idea of stressing the vines Roberto de
la Mota the chief winemaker instead uses a stomatal chamber to determine irrigation needs. This method tends to reduce the risk of over alcoholic wines, low acidity and unripe tannins synonymous with dehydrated grapes. The old Malbec furrow irrigated and the new drip irrigated. Well known cheval de los
Andes is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 58%, Malbec 40% and Petit Verdot 2% and is fermented in 3 2,378-gallon oak vats.
