Winemaker

Roberto Cipresso, partner and winemaker of Achaval-Ferrer. Roberto is considered on of the most talented young Italian enologists by the specialized press

Production

980 cases x 12 bottles.

Grape Variety

Old vine Malbec in Perdriel district of Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, at an altitude of 3,100 feet (980 mts), on the south bank of the Mendoza river. The vineyard was planted in 1910. The yield per plant was less than one pound of grapes. (1/3 of a bottle of wine) This is equivalent to 0.75 tons per acre, or 14 hectoliters per hectare.

Harvest

Manual, on March 14, 2008.

Best drinking period

After 2011 and beyond 2021

Production notes

With Finca Bella Vista our goal is to allow the vineyard to express its "terroir". Malbec is the flagship red variety from Argentina. It has found in Mendoza its true home. We work as hard as necessary during eleven months in the vineyard, to produce grapes that will need very little intervention during the winemaking process. The climate, the viticulturural program, the irrigation management: Everything is thought as a step towards the goal of true expression of the vineyard. Finca Bella Vista´s personality shines through the wine, vintage after vintage, with a recognizable and repeated signature. Fermentation took place in a small tank. At dryness, the wine was pressed and racked into French oak barrels, 100% new, where it was then aged for 15 months.

Bottling

On Augus 21, 2009 unfined and unfiltered.

All our wines are bottled without fining or filtering. There is additional risk in this, but we prefer not to stripe the wine of subtle flavors and aromas. The formation of deposits in the bottle will be noticeable after some cellaring time. This is no way affects quality. We strongly recommend decanting this wine at least an hour before drinking.

Analysis

Alcohol 13,5 %, PH 3.5, Total Acidity 6,56 gr/l, Volatile Acidity 0.80 gr/l, SO2 Total 61 mg/l. Sugar 1.56 gr/l

Temperature

Serve between 60 and 64 degrees Fahrenheit.