Dona Paula

Paula, a new Design in honor of Women Posted on 2 January, 2015

This line of fresh, young and intense wines has been renewed with a sophisticated image of great personality. “The new design honors the women of Argentine vitiviniculture with an illustration portraying a woman’s silhouette among the vineyards of Mendoza”, explains Lucía Mallea, Doña Paula Brand Manager. The main characteristic of Paula line is that it keeps vari...

Doña Paula's history goes back to 1990, when a period of exhaustive research on the different Argentinean terroirs and their potential to fully express each varietal traits started. 1997, this is when the first vineyard was acquired. It is located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, in Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo (Mendoza), a region that is famous worldwide because of its Malbec, which offers very aromatic red wines with soft tannins.

We are absolutely sure that, in order to produce high quality wines, it is necessary to have the best vineyards. We also believe that, to establish our own style, it is essential to take care of each process during the phenological phases of the plants. Thus, the grapes used to produce our wines come from Doña Paula’s own vineyards . Our estates are located in premium areas of Mendoza, a province that concentrates 80% of Argentina’s wine produ...

Our motto and main corporative principle is “deliver the best that the Argentinean terroir can offer.” Thus, we aim at being a benchmark of quality and becoming an important Argentinean participant in the wine industry, recognized for our super premium wines.

Our enologists are free to “play” as they wish, they have all the necessary tools and technology to create a unique character in wines so that they can obtain their own personality. Pr...

Micro-oxygenation

This process is mainly applied in our “entry level” line Los Cardos and, to a lesser extent, in our Doña Paula Estate line. In this process, very low doses of oxygen are applied to generate reactions in the wine, according to the phase in which it is, that will result in quality improvement. It is a modern method. Oxygen makes it possible for the tannins and anthocyanins chains (two of the main components in red wines) to ...