2023 Bodegas Bianchi Famiglia Bianchi Malbec

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Viticulture

The grapes for Famiglia Bianchi Malbec come from three different terroirs: Agrelo (Luján de Cuyo), Uco Valley, and from three different vineyards in San Rafael: Finca Doña Elsa, Finca Asti and Finca Constanza. This means we have different soils as well as different micro-climates, which allows us to obtain an interesting complexity for both the wine’s aromas as well as its flavors. Alluvial-origin soils, some of these with a great amount of rocks; such is the case of Finca Doña Elsa, which also contains calcareous sediments, providing minerality notes to the wine. Finca Constanza and some parts of Finca Asti, on the other side, have more profound, as well as poor, soils. In Uco Valley, on the other hand, we find soils which, apart from being of alluvial origin as well, have mostly
cobbles of various sizes, resulting in a heterogeneous land. Altitude is a distinctive feature here, which is 1,300 m.a.s.l., providing an extensive thermal amplitude, resulting in wines with good structure and complexity.

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Vinification

Grapes are harvested from vineyards in San Rafael and the Uco Valley in Mendoza, Argentina.
Fermentation: The Malbec grapes are fermented in oak barrels, often French oak, which provides structure and complexity to the wine.

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Recommendation

Meats, savoury dishes, pasta and cheeses.