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2023 Cara Sur "Pergolas" Criollas Tintas San Juan

2023 Cara Sur "Pergolas" Criollas Tintas San Juan

92DS
90TA
$17.99

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92

Descorchados

Reviewed January 2024
The heart of this red is in Paraje Hilario, with very old vineyards planted primarily to cereza. It was fermented with native yeasts and their skins and then aged in concrete for seven months before being bottled. This is a wine to drink by the liter—it's juicy, refreshing, and light-bodied with vibrant acidity. One to quench your thirst in the summer and a good example of the character of this area 1,600 meters up in San Juan."

Professional Reviews

90

Tim Atkin

Review Date: 06/2024
Old vineyards approaching their centenary are the source of this blend of Canela, Cereza and Criolla Grande from Pancho Bugallo. Fresh, sappy and red-fruited, it has a juicy, crunchy, refreshing palate, a waft of wild Andean herbs, plum and cherry stone flavours and a petrichor, wet stone finish.

Notes

Cara Sur is a small winery formed in 2011 as a partnership between two couples who were inspired to revive ancestral vines and produce wines from traditional Argentine varietals. Sebastián Zuccardi and Marcela Manini teamed up with Nuria Año Gargiulo and Pancho Burgallo, an avid mountaineering couple who live in Barreal, in the Calingasta Valley of San Juan, north of Mendoza.The vineyard sits alongside the Los Patos River in Barreal on stony soil at 1500 meters above sea level. The vines were trained to a Parral, a ceiling-trellised system that provides shade and maximizes airflow. The Criollas Tintas is a blend of Red Criolla varietals (70% Cereza, 20% Criolla Chica, 5% Canela, & 5% Moscatel Tinto). Grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for seven months in concrete tanks, neutral oak barrels, and 50 liter demijohns on the lees.

Details

OriginArgentina
Type/VarietalOther Red Wines
SKU1936272