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Alpasión Grand Petit Verdot

Alpasión Grand Petit Verdot red wine from our Winery Uco Valley Argentina

This Grand Petit Verdot is aged in French Bordeaux style barrels for 12 months.

This varietal thrives in Argentina, especially in Uco Valley because of the high altitude.

Opaque violet in the glass, with dark fruit and plush, rounded tannins with an elegant long finish.

Awards & Recognitions

Specification

Varietal:

100% Petit Verdot.

Altitude:

1,200 meters above sea level.

Terroir:

1,200 meters above sea level.

Trellising​:

1,200 meters above sea level.

Density​:

5.500 plants / ha.

Yield​:

65 qq / ha.

Irrigation​:

Drip irrigation.

Soil​:

Alluvial, sandy loam, stony.

Soil Study​:

Pedro Parra.

Pruning​:

“Double Guyot”

Vineyard management​:

Spring shoot thinning, cluster thinning after, veraison, defoliation.

Harvest​:

100% By hand, using small plastic boxes (15 Kg) during the month of April.

Winemaker / Agronomist​:

Ezequiel Manoni.

Reception:

Directly at the sorting table. Use of gravity flow system, no pumps.

Fermentation:

Entire berries in small concrete vats.

Yeasts:

Indigenous.

Alcoholic Fermentation:

10 days at 26ºC (78,8ºF).

Maceration:

3 pumpovers per day, and 3 délestage total. 20 days of skin macerations.

Malolactic Fermentation:

Spontaneous.

Aging:

100% aged 12 months in new French / Bordeaux oak barrels.

Maturation:

Alpasión Grand Petit Verdot 2020

Alpasión Grand Petit Verdot 2021

Alpasión Grand Petit Verdot 2022

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