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Wine tasting note for Salentein Single Vineyard Los Jabalíes Pinot Noir 2016 from Argentina
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Salentein Single Vineyard Los Jabalíes Pinot Noir 2016

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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This more humid, cooler sub-region of the Uco Valley is good terrain for Pinot Noir and this top pour from Salentein proves how good it can be. Deep cherry, truffle and dried rose petal aromas make for a charming wine with fresh acidity and a long finish. With this textured and elegant wine, winemaker Pepe Gallante shows how it’s done without overdoing it.

 

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Salentein winery is easily one of the most impressive wineries to visit in Mendoza. Founded in 1996 by a Dutch entrepreneur, the estate is based in the heart of the Uco Valley with some of the most striking modern architecture in Argentina. As well as the showcase winery, dubbed the wine cathedral, Salentein has an art gallery, sculpture garden, two restaurants, a wine hotel, a chapel and another workhorse winery. With all this on offer, as well as some of the finest wines in Tunuyán, it’s easy to see why Salentein is one of the most-visted wineries in Argentina.

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Exploring San Pablo wine region in Uco Valley with Salentein winemaker Jorge Cabeza
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Pioneering San Pablo wine region with Jorge Cabeza, winemaker at Salentein

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Want to deep dive into the wine region of San Pablo? Winemaker at Salentein, Jorge Cabeza, deep dives into San Pablo wine region in the Uco Valley and how the conditions in the area are best for cool-climate grape varieties such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, but can also ripen Malbec.

San Pablo is characterized by getting an average annual rainfall is around 500 and 600 millimeters, with cooler temperatures because of the high altitude, more humidity, and less sunshine. All of this leads to delicate wines with lower alcohol and a certain freshness, and wild forest, character. Find out more in this terroir interview!

 

Exploring San Pablo wine region in the Uco Valley with Salentein’s winemaker, Jorge Cabeza

 

 

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Interview with Jorge Cabeza winemaker at Salentein in uco Valley, Mendoza
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Get to know your winemaker: Jorge Cabeza

by Agustina Abal
written by Agustina Abal

Jorge Cabeza is the Senior Winemaker working with Pepe Gallante at Bodegas Salentein in Mendoza’s Uco Valley. Since 2008 he has been working at Salentein and is responsible for bringing some of its top wines to the fore. He was born in Luján de Cuyo.

 

Jorge Cabeza winemaker at Salentein winery in Uco Valley, MendozaWhat made you fall in love with wine?

Being born in Mendoza means you grow up surrounded by wine so that’s how my love for wine started. But also, I like being outdoors and the fact that wine means sharing with friends and family.

 

What is the one winemaking technique you really geek out on?

I wouldn’t necessarily pick a winemaking technique but a grape variety, and it is Pinot Noir. Here at Salentein, we work with Pinot Noir quite a lot and use several winemaking techniques but what’s most interesting is that each year we face new challenges with this grape variety both at the winery and in the vineyards.

 

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San Pablo GI approved for the Uco Valley

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

San Pablo in the Uco Valley is now officially Argentina’s newest GI (Identificación Geográfica, IG in Spanish) with the San Pablo GI approved earlier this month. Vineyards of Salentein, Zuccardi and Tapiz are included within the 510 hectares of vines currently planted in the San Pablo IG area.

Spearheaded by these three wineries, the application for the GI took four years to reach approval by the INV.

San Pablo IG in Uco Valley, the new San Pablo GI in Argentina's Valle de Uco approved in October for the wines and vineyards of Zuccardi, Salentein and Tapiz

 

Characteristics of San Pablo GI

Ranging from 1,100 metres to 1,700 metres altitude, the San Pablo GI is one of the cooler sub-regions of Mendoza and the Uco Valley.

The region is part of an ancient alluvial fan and the vineyards are planted on sandy-loam soils of alluvial origin with a high pebble content with some calcareous material.

Wineries with vineyards in San Pablo include Salentein (300 hectares), Zuccardi (35 hectares), Bodegas Tapiz (452 hectares).

There are a wide range of grape varieties planted with San Pablo, including white wines of Chardonnay, Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc, as well as many red wines including Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir.

The boundaries of the GI are defined by:

  1. East boundary, Provincial Route N°89
  2. North boundary, Las Tunas River
  3. West boundary, dimension lines at 1.700 meters above sea level
  4. South boundary, Villegas Creek up to its intersection with Cuevas Creek
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