In 1883, Federico Benegas Lynch’s great grandfather founded “El Trapiche” winery. On that time, the province of Mendoza was facing an economic crisis due to the fact that wheat and alfalfa, that used to be source of income for this province, were already planted in other regions of the country. At the end of the 19th century there were between 500 and 2000 hectares of vines planted in Mendoza. Don Tiburcio Benegas had the vision of making of M...
The Province of Mendoza is located in the Center West of Argentina, bordering with Chile, at the foothill of the Andes Range and produces around 70% of the Argentine wines. During the past two decades, thanks to investments in plantings and technology, this region has been greatly developed. In a desertic climate, with an annual average rainfall of 250 mm, irrigation is a key factor. The departments of Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu, where the Benega...
For the production of our wines Benegas Lynch and Benegas Estate we use 100% own grapes from our vineyards Finca Libertad and La Encerrada. In this way we are able to maintain our own style and homogeneity, through the knowledge of our terroir and a very strict quality control. The Grapes are manually harvested in small plastic boxes of 20 kg. Federico and his team do the sensorial taste of the grapes and seeds of every variety before deciding...
The style of the Benegas wines is mainly complexity and elegance, allowing the terroir to express and priorizing the fruit more than the oak in each of them. The balanced acidity is remarkable giving as a result friendly and balanced wines. The French oak ageing and the long bottle ageing grant ripen sweet and round tannins, this is stable in all the production and guarantees long life to the wines. Bodega Benegas has three lines of wines.
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