Region:
Argentina
/ Patagonia
AVAILABLE MARKETS - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Lunita’s grapes are completely de-stemmed and placed in small round cement vats. Because the local soils have a large component of clay, this wine is made by infusion and fermented on indigenous yeasts at temperatures that do not exceed 74 degrees Fahrenheit. It is fermented more by a process of infusion than one of extraction. The wine is then aged in its own lees in used French barrels and bottled without filtration.
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2018 vintageNew York International Wine Competition
2017 vintagetasting note
Lunita shows a beautiful floral nose with predominant notes of rose petals, its tannins are very well integrated, soft and silky, a typical trait of old engraft vineyard wines. Its structure is present without being overpowering and it displays a long finish with cherry notes and a bit of earthyness.
food pairing
Poultry, roast-beef, also stews and roasted vegetables, such as beets or other winter roots.
points of distinction
- Organic and biodynamic
- Vines planted in 1950’s; low yields
- Aged on its own lees in used French barrels; bottled without filtration.
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vineyard details +
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Lunita Vineyard
Lunita vineyard is a small plot of ungrafted Pinot Noir vines of masale selection that is farmed in an organic and biodynamic fashion. The soil composition is a mix of clay, pebbles, sand and limestone, however the clay is the predominant element. The vines were planted in the 1950’s and have low yields.
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about the grape +
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Pinot NoirIn France, makes a silky, deceptively powerful wine of elegant, complex aromas and subtle, red fruit flavors, with earthy, floral, mushroom and mineral notes. In California, shows ripe, sweet characters.
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– Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, Owner“I wanted to make pure, authentic Pinot Noir with its own special character—and then I found these forgotten, old vines in Patagonia….”
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