Bodega Los Haroldos Chacabuco Viognier
Regions
Mendoza, sited on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes, is
responsible for around 70% of Argentina’s wine production. Vines were first
planted here by Jesuits in the mid-16th century, using techniques learned from
the indigenous Huarpe people. Altitude is the key characteristic to this terroir.
Wide diurnal temperature variation supports an extended growing season
with warm harvest weather allowing grapes to be picked when perfectly
ripe. Combined with well-drained alluvial soils and access to meltwater for
irrigation, you have the perfect conditions for the flagship Malbec grape.
Producer
Bodega Los Haroldos, owned by the Falasco family, is one of Argentina’s leading
family-owned wineries. Today the fourth generation continues the story that
began in 1939 when Haroldo Santos Falasco, known as ‘Don Lolo’, began to
wheel his bicycle through the streets of his small hometown of Chacabuco,
200km west of Buenos Aires, selling his wines from the basket on the front.
Eighty years later, Franco Falasco and his siblings are responsible for their
family’s legacy: creating wines of excellence and quality for the world to enjoy.
Viticulture
Grapes come from different soils, climates and regions of Mendoza. VPS,
Drip Irrigation. Hand and Machine harvesting.
Vinification
Selection followed by maceration in contact with skins in pneumatic press for
2 hours. Fermentation with selected yeast in stainless steel tanks at between
12 and 18 °C.
Tasting Note
Peach and apricot with some floral and aromatic notes. The palate is complex,
fresh and unctuous with a lingering finish.
Food Matching
A good match for food with some spice, such as many Asian dishes.
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Regions
Mendoza, sited on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes, is
responsible for around 70% of Argentina’s wine production. Vines were first
planted here by Jesuits in the mid-16th century, using techniques learned from
the indigenous Huarpe people. Altitude is the key characteristic to this terroir.
Wide diurnal temperature variation supports an extended growing season
with warm harvest weather allowing grapes to be picked when perfectly
ripe. Combined with well-drained alluvial soils and access to meltwater for
irrigation, you have the perfect conditions for the flagship Malbec grape.
Producer
Bodega Los Haroldos, owned by the Falasco family, is one of Argentina’s leading
family-owned wineries. Today the fourth generation continues the story that
began in 1939 when Haroldo Santos Falasco, known as ‘Don Lolo’, began to
wheel his bicycle through the streets of his small hometown of Chacabuco,
200km west of Buenos Aires, selling his wines from the basket on the front.
Eighty years later, Franco Falasco and his siblings are responsible for their
family’s legacy: creating wines of excellence and quality for the world to enjoy.
Viticulture
Grapes come from different soils, climates and regions of Mendoza. VPS,
Drip Irrigation. Hand and Machine harvesting.
Vinification
Selection followed by maceration in contact with skins in pneumatic press for
2 hours. Fermentation with selected yeast in stainless steel tanks at between
12 and 18 °C.
Tasting Note
Peach and apricot with some floral and aromatic notes. The palate is complex,
fresh and unctuous with a lingering finish.
Food Matching
A good match for food with some spice, such as many Asian dishes.
