La Cayetana Malbec
This wine is very close to our hearts! It comes from a very old vineyard that was once owned by Gaucho Restaurants and, on buying trips of old, we were known to stay there as guests of the aforementioned. It is a small vineyard of some 7 hectares populated by ancient gnarly vines, flood irrigated and grown on sandy-clay soils. Very old school! Anyway, with the vineyard’s future uncertain, Emilia Soler was offered a portion of the 2018 fruit when it really needed to be picked before it lost its natural vitality (acidity). She took up the challenge and created a wine that is simply bottled history – no tricks, no polish, just the very heart of Mendocino Malbec at its true and honest best. Fermentation happens with natural yeasts only in a single 5,000 litre concrete vessel. It is aged in used French oak barrels of 225 litres for 12 months, then spends 8 months in bottle before release. This is a humble masterpiece, and thankfully the 2018 was not a one-off.
Region – Mendoza
Producer Profile
French grape varieties didn’t really exist in Argentina prior to the mid-19th Century. Finca La Cayetana, just a short drive from Mendoza City, was the first to be planted with French grapes and was fully planted (70 Hectares) by 1860.
12 in stock
La Cayetana Malbec
This wine is very close to our hearts! It comes from a very old vineyard that was once owned by Gaucho Restaurants and, on buying trips of old, we were known to stay there as guests of the aforementioned. It is a small vineyard of some 7 hectares populated by ancient gnarly vines, flood irrigated and grown on sandy-clay soils. Very old school! Anyway, with the vineyard’s future uncertain, Emilia Soler was offered a portion of the 2018 fruit when it really needed to be picked before it lost its natural vitality (acidity). She took up the challenge and created a wine that is simply bottled history – no tricks, no polish, just the very heart of Mendocino Malbec at its true and honest best. Fermentation happens with natural yeasts only in a single 5,000 litre concrete vessel. It is aged in used French oak barrels of 225 litres for 12 months, then spends 8 months in bottle before release. This is a humble masterpiece, and thankfully the 2018 was not a one-off.
Region – Mendoza
Producer Profile
French grape varieties didn’t really exist in Argentina prior to the mid-19th Century. Finca La Cayetana, just a short drive from Mendoza City, was the first to be planted with French grapes and was fully planted (70 Hectares) by 1860.
12 in stock
