Bodegas Etchart

Bodegas Etchart was founded in the year 1850, in La Florida, Cafayate, province of Salta, Argentina, a small country house that still today holds the same name where the first Torrontés vines were planted, a specific variety introduced by the inhabitants of the province of Misiones at the end of the 16th century.  Located at the base of the Andes Mountain, at more than 1,750 metersabove sea level, it is one of the highest vinicultures of the w...

Salta is a tropical province in north of Argentina crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn. It is well-known that wines are not produced in these areas due to constant high temperatures.  However, as we go up in elevation, temperature decreases by 1º C every 180 meters. The Valleys are located at 2.000 meters above sea level, situation that makes the low latitude compensate with a higher altitude. 
 

As we go up, the Sun’s rays cross thinner at...

Every year, with grapes of specially selected vineyards from our privileged terroir at the Cafayate Valley, Bodegas Etchart produces its Grand Reserve range. Identified with the name of Bodegas Etchart founder and produced mainly from varieties such as Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat of the highest quality. Arnaldo B results in a wine of great body aged 18 month in French oak barrels and, afterwards, 12 months in bottle in our cellars.