DiamAndes' 2014 vintage
The atypical, somewhat difficult weather conditions gave us no rest in the vineyard; ultimately yields were fairly small, but quality was excellent.
After a cold September, a few frosts and some snow before bud-break, resulting in some unevenness in the vines, and then high temperatures in December/January at the start of ripening, the irregular weather kept us busy.
In 2005, the Bonnie family, owner of the renowned Château Malartic-Lagravière (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) and of the Château Gazin Rocquencourt (Pessac-Léognan), decided to leave France in search for new horizons in the world of wine. It all began with the acquisition, along with their partners, of a single 130-hectares (321 acres) block of land in the heart of the Uco Valley, to the south of the city of Mendoza. That is where Bodega DiamAnde...
Bodega DiamAndes has a total area of 130 hectares (321 acres) mainly with red varieties, but chardonnay and Viognier went to complete the grape variety planted (17 acres). Vines are trained by means of espaliers and rows are oriented from North to South. Vineyards are planted with a density of 5500 vines per hectare (2227 vines per acres) and the double Guyot and spurred cordon pruning systems are used. At the vineyard, everything is done manu...
At the winery, “we handle grapes like fruit, with the utmost gentleness that the combination of human care and technology can afford.” For the philosophy of maximal respect for the fruit to be realized in the winery, we have resorted to the benefits provided by gravity for the transportation of grapes and wine.
In order to guarantee the best possible quality in winemaking, the following stages of the process are conducted with the aid ...
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