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A high-altitude Petit Verdot from Salta, Argentina
Why you'll love it
The story behind the wine
Wine details
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Detail
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Information
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Grape
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100% Petit Verdot
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Country
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Argentina
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Region
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Calchaquí Valleys, Salta
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Bottle size
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750ml
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Vineyard altitude
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2,000 metres above sea level
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Soil
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Alluvial sandy-loam with stones at depth
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Harvest
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First week of April; hand-harvested in 20kg boxes
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Winemaking
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Concrete tanks with local yeasts; 20-day maceration and eight-day fermentation at 23 to 26°C
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Oak ageing
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30% aged for 12 months in second- and third-use French oak
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Annual production
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Approximately 8,000 bottles
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Irrigation
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Drip irrigation using meltwater
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Vine training
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Espalier
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Pruning
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Bilateral cordon
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Vine density
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3,400 vines per hectare
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Yield
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85 qq/ha
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Cut To The Steak
Your bottle is carefully packed in protective inflatable Air Shock packaging inside an outer box, helping to cushion it in transit so it arrives safely.
Domingo Molina Petit Verdot is made in the Calchaquí Valleys of Salta, in north-west Argentina.
This wine is made from 100% Petit Verdot grapes.
Yes. The Petit Verdot grapes are grown at 2,000 metres above sea level in Salta, giving this Argentine red wine its distinctive high-altitude character.
Yes. Around 30% of the wine is aged for 12 months in second- and third-use French oak barrels, adding gentle complexity.
The grapes are hand-harvested, fermented in concrete tanks with local yeasts, and macerated on skins for 20 days. After malolactic fermentation, part of the wine is aged in French oak.
This high-altitude Salta Petit Verdot is a great match for steak, grilled meats, lamb, empanadas, rich pasta dishes, roasted vegetables and mature cheeses.
A high-altitude Petit Verdot from Salta, Argentina
Why you'll love it
The story behind the wine
Wine details
|
Detail
|
Information
|
|
Grape
|
100% Petit Verdot
|
|
Country
|
Argentina
|
|
Region
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Calchaquí Valleys, Salta
|
|
Bottle size
|
750ml
|
|
Vineyard altitude
|
2,000 metres above sea level
|
|
Soil
|
Alluvial sandy-loam with stones at depth
|
|
Harvest
|
First week of April; hand-harvested in 20kg boxes
|
|
Winemaking
|
Concrete tanks with local yeasts; 20-day maceration and eight-day fermentation at 23 to 26°C
|
|
Oak ageing
|
30% aged for 12 months in second- and third-use French oak
|
|
Annual production
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Approximately 8,000 bottles
|
|
Irrigation
|
Drip irrigation using meltwater
|
|
Vine training
|
Espalier
|
|
Pruning
|
Bilateral cordon
|
|
Vine density
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3,400 vines per hectare
|
|
Yield
|
85 qq/ha
|
Cut To The Steak
Your bottle is carefully packed in protective inflatable Air Shock packaging inside an outer box, helping to cushion it in transit so it arrives safely.
Domingo Molina Petit Verdot is made in the Calchaquí Valleys of Salta, in north-west Argentina.
This wine is made from 100% Petit Verdot grapes.
Yes. The Petit Verdot grapes are grown at 2,000 metres above sea level in Salta, giving this Argentine red wine its distinctive high-altitude character.
Yes. Around 30% of the wine is aged for 12 months in second- and third-use French oak barrels, adding gentle complexity.
The grapes are hand-harvested, fermented in concrete tanks with local yeasts, and macerated on skins for 20 days. After malolactic fermentation, part of the wine is aged in French oak.
This high-altitude Salta Petit Verdot is a great match for steak, grilled meats, lamb, empanadas, rich pasta dishes, roasted vegetables and mature cheeses.
Domingo Molina Petit Verdot x 750ml
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