Atamisque Petit Verdot

« Catalpa » is a South American tree which grows 6 meters high and has elegant aromatic white flowers with intricate violet and yellow designs on the petals. Not only does the trees provide an attractive landscape but also produces a pod-like fruit, approximately 71 cm large. Some Catalpa are growing on the golf course of Atamisque property.

100% Chardonnay

Origin: Tupungato, Uco Valley. Mendoza

Alcohol content: 14.0%

Acidity: 6.2 g/l

Vineyard information: 1,300 meters above sea level. Alluvial soil with a rock foundation and top layers of sand-textured earth.

Production: Must: press of whole bunches at cool temperature. Flow by gravity (without using pumps). Fermentation 50% in French oak, 50% in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 20 days. Malolactic fermentation is natural and completed in barrels (only the part previously fermented in oak barrels)

Aging: 50 % of the wine is fermented and aged in new French oak barrels for 6 months and the other 50% in stainless steel tanks.

Aging potential: 5 years

Colour: Golden yellow with green glints

Aroma: Delicate, white fruits (apple, pinapple) and citric fruits describers; the aging in French oak brings notes of honey and vanilla

Mouth: Elegant, smooth, great balance between fruit and French oak

Awards: Harvest 2007: Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2009, Great Gold Medal | Harvest 2008: Wine Spectator, 89 pts.; The Wine Advocate, 88 pts. | Harvest 2012: The Wine Advocate, 89 pts. | Harvest 2015: Tim Atkin / James Suckling, 92 pts; Berliner Wein Trophy 2016, Golden Medal