Salta and finesse don’t always go hand in hand, but this Sauvignon Blanc embodies the finesse, elegance and austerity you can get from the seriously high-altitude (3,111 metres!) vineyards. Delicate herbaceous and saline notes with electric acidity and a mouth-watering finish.
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From a special lot with a high percentage of limestone, this is a rather elegant and juicy Malbec from Cafayate. Filled with blue fruit and fresh forest berry aromas, it is a smooth and lively expression of Malbec with a deep colour and fine tannins.
El Porvenir de Cafayate winery is in a handsome old building in the centre of Cafayate, where they make a wide range of premium wines including Torrontes, Tannat and Malbec. Porvenir is their top blend, Laborum is their single vineyard & single varietal range, and at the entry level is their blend range Amauta.
Paul Hobbs is the consultant winemaker joining Head Winemaker Paco Puga and Head Agronomist Daniel Guillén in the vineyard. The family winery has a friendly tourism department where you can stop in throughout the week for a tour and tasting.
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Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but the days are hot hot. The result is of course deep colour and concentration, but you’ll find good acidity and fresh fruit in this wine.
Santiago Achaval and Roberto Cipresso are best known for their joint project at Achaval Ferrer, but this is a new venture – seeking out mountain soils for top Malbecs. Matervini (meaning ‘mother of all wine’) is their experimental project and so far they have two wines to come out of it – this Malbec from Salta, and another from the Uco Valley.