Isabela Pinot Noir
GRAPE
100% Pinot Noir
VINTAGE
2019
HARVEST PERIOD
Mid to late March
ORIGIN
Patagonia, Argentina.
AGE OF VINES
24 years
550 feet above sea level
LATITUDE
39.2º South
ALTITUDE OF VINEYARD
SOIL
Semi-desert, gray alluvial, with colluvial-alluvial sediments, limestone with good permeability and drainage, low organic matter and poor fertility.
CLIMATE
Temperate continental. Linear Oasis which runs through the arid Patagonian steppe, where the average annual rainfall is around 200 mm. Maximum temperature is 34ºC and minimum is 13.2ºC, with a great temperature range. Windy, with an average wind velocity of 6 mph and an average annual humidity of 56%.
HARVEST METHOD
Hand picking in 18 Kg conical baskets early morning.
SUGAR CONTENT AT HARVEST
24 brix
VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Optimal conditions with low precipitation in winter, assured dormancy during vegetative recess. No frost gave us homogenous budding, flowering and fertilization. A dry summer with medium temperatures and broad temperature range (mean 25ºC), assured a high sugar content and even ripening, thus obtaining both sugar and phenolic maturity. Tannins in seeds and skins are soft and delicate.
GRAPE SELECTION
The grapes are hand-sorted, on a double-sided vibrating selection table, and introduced to the winery with screw pumps through a chilled tubular interchanger.
MACERATION
Maceration at 8ºC for 2 to 3 days and maceration with grape skin during alcoholic fermentation for 20 days at an average temperature of 25ºC to 27ºC.
AGING
7 months in French and American oak barrels and stainless steel and then 6 months in the bottle prior to release.
RECOMMENDED CELLARING
drink now or age up to 5 years.
TASTING NOTES
Elegant and complex with red fruit, a touch of vanilla, and roses. The wine is delicate, light bodied, fresh, mineral, floral and juicy with a long finish.
PAIRING NOTES
Chicken, grilled meats, duck, pasta and full flavored fish.