Raquis - Malbec 'Las Bases' 2023 (750ml)

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Producer	Raquis
Country	Argentina
Region	Mendoza
Subregion	San Pablo, Valle de Uco
Varietal	86% Malbec,  11% Cabernet Franc,  2% Merlot,  1% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2023
Sku	83599
Size	750ml

 

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Raquis

A winemaker, a viticulturalist, and a winery president sit around a parrilla… What began as conversations about terroir, vineyards, and the future of Argentine wine grew into Raquis. 

In 2022, three talented friends (Andrés Vignoni, Facundo Imagliazzo, & Ariel Nuñez Porolli) left a long tenure with Paul Hobbs to focus on the groundbreaking idea of making terroir-specific wines in the Uco Valley. They knew that the potential for Andean vineyards was much more than what they were seeing in the market.

The trio put together “the Raquis map”, a chart of Mendoza representing the best vineyard parcels. Through countless tastings and visits, they rigorously selected just 13 hectares, divided into 22 high-altitude microparcels. This extreme selection was based on the intersection of precise requirements, including soil characteristics, slope, altitude, and microclimate. In most cases, these are particular portions of rows, segmented for their unique potential. The team, led by Facundo Impagliazzo, does all of the viticulture themselves. 

Every action in the vineyard and winery is highlights the essence of iconic Uco Valley micro-terroirs and historical vineyards of Luján de Cuyo with the utmost purity.

It sits on a great variety of terroirs, product of the diversity of its plots. From extremely stony and superficial profiles with a high concentration of calcareous in the Uco Valley, to medium-depth soils with a clay-loam texture in the first zone, this geological basis is the basis for the uniqueness of each expression.

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley & Luján de Cuyo

86% Malbec, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, vinified by parcel using both oxidative and reductive techniques.

Aging: A different program is used for each batch, combining French oak barrels of various sizes and ages, Italian ceramic vessels, and Austrian foudres. Aged for 20 months. Unfined and unfiltered. 14,4% Alc.

Every wine from Raquis is ORGANIC, VEGAN, NATURAL and finished UNFINED & UNFILTERED