2024 El Montanista Viejas Tintas, Calingasta Valley, Argentina Stein coastal Chardonnay built on tension

coastal Chardonnay built on tension and restraint

planted from massale selection 60-70 years ago

thus maximizing concentration and sweetness of fruit and skin to juice ratios

Rousseau draws this Grand Cru from multiple parcels in Clos-de-Bèze—including Grands Rangs

2024 El Montanista Viejas Tintas, Calingasta Valley, Argentina Stein coastal Chardonnay built on tensionOld Italian varieties: Barbera, Bonarda, Greco Nero, Rabosso Veronese, Cardin, and Freisa. From 80 year old vines in the Paraje Hilario at 1500m elevation in the foothills of the Andes. The soils are quartz rich colluvium a mix of rock types and sediments deposited from the mountains above. The grapes were harvested by hand in 15kg baskets, then crushed in the same baskets before depositing with the whole clusters in concrete, where they fermented