Sur de Los Andes - Cabernet Sauvignon - Reserva 2010
Winery Technical Data
Vintage: 2010.
Vines: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vineyard Location: Mendoza: 30% La Consulta, 30%
Tupungato in Uco Valley and 40% Agrelo in Lujan de Cuyo.
Vineyard Density: High Density. 2.500 / 3.000 plants/acre.
Climate: Warm during the day and cool at night.
Soil: Clay and limestone.
Irrigation: Natural Surface Irrigation from Mountain Springs.
Vineyard Management: Without use of fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides.
Production: About 2.5 plants per bottle.
Pruning: Double Guyot System.
Harvest: Manually in 40 pounds baskets.
Fermentation: Double sorting Table. Use of Native yeast. 30 days with 5 days of cold maceration. Temperatures between
28-31 Celsius to achieve complexity. 100% Malolactic
Fermentation in Barrels.
Barrel Aging: 70% First use and 30% second use French Oak
barrels during 15 months. Mostly barrels medium toast.
Vines: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vineyard Location: Mendoza: 30% La Consulta, 30%
Tupungato in Uco Valley and 40% Agrelo in Lujan de Cuyo.
Vineyard Density: High Density. 2.500 / 3.000 plants/acre.
Climate: Warm during the day and cool at night.
Soil: Clay and limestone.
Irrigation: Natural Surface Irrigation from Mountain Springs.
Vineyard Management: Without use of fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides.
Production: About 2.5 plants per bottle.
Pruning: Double Guyot System.
Harvest: Manually in 40 pounds baskets.
Fermentation: Double sorting Table. Use of Native yeast. 30 days with 5 days of cold maceration. Temperatures between
28-31 Celsius to achieve complexity. 100% Malolactic
Fermentation in Barrels.
Barrel Aging: 70% First use and 30% second use French Oak
barrels during 15 months. Mostly barrels medium toast.
Tasting notes
Rich dark berries, black fruit and complex wood tones of cedar and aged oak come together in this dense Cabernet. Deserving of the Gran Reserva designation with balance from the aroma to the lasting, tannic finish.
