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Gualtallary is one of the most calcareous and stony soils in the Uco Valley, which gives the Malbec austerity, minerality, and filigree tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE PROFILE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Malbec from Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza. Alluvial sandy soils with silt and limestone over gravels of tertiary origin. Hand-harvested. Minimal intervention in the winery. Aged in second-use French oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAGING POTENTIAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent bottle aging potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUGGESTED PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery suitable with high-quality red meats, lamb, and well-aged cheeses. 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Each year, the winemakers conduct a blind tasting and choose the vineyard that best expressed itself in that vintage to produce a unique and unrepeatable batch. It has received 98 and 99 points from James Suckling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINE PROFILE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Malbec, from a single vineyard selected through blind tasting each year from the winery's best sites in Uco Valley (Gualtallary, Los Chacayes or Paraje Altamira depending on the vintage), Mendoza, at 1,100-1,300 meters above sea level. Manual harvest with double selection of bunches and grapes. Cold maceration for 4 days. Fermentation in 6,500-liter oak vats with punch-downs only. Aged for 16 months in French oak barrels (80% new, 20% second use). 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