Description

Finca Buenaventura was started in the early 2000’s by Ana Delmar and Fernando del Castillo, buying 100 hectares of uncultivated land in the Los Árboles area of the Val de Uco. Set at a height of 3845 feet above sea level, the winery’s vineyard was planted in virgin soil that was leveled before planting. It enjoys a propitious microclimate of 300 days of sun a year with no heavy rain or hail and a range of different soil types. Some sections are rich in alluvial materials, others are rockier and others are sandy with traces of volcanic rock.

They planted Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, watered with drip irrigation from Andes ice melt at a density of 5600 plants per hectare, The winemaking itself, meanwhile, is focused on the concept of micro terroirs by which the soil is split into small parcels (known as “quarters”). So, winemaker Sergio Gomez can focus specifically on each sector and varietal. The whole operation is highly sustainable with plantings of walnut trees and almond trees for shelter and biodiversity with horses wondering the vineyards eating the grasses and weeds and fertilizing the soil.

Ana’s impressive Selection of Terroirs Malbec comes from handpicked grapes, given a cold maceration prior to fermentation with their natural, wild yeasts in concrete vats. 70% of the wine is aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels, then kept in bottle for 12 months prior to release.