Antonina
THE NOBLEST MALBEC IN THE WORLD
Year 2008. A group of friends scattered around the world were looking for a meeting point that would allow them to enjoy a friendship born in the schoolyards and amalgamated by summers on the coast; strengthened by backpak travel and matured by the remoteness of living in other countries.
This is how Juan Buela, Diego Sánchez Rivas, Ignacio Seoane, Juan Morita and Victor Folch, allowed themselves to dream of a wonderful place to meet, to laugh and enjoy; and above all to celebrate and commemorate that friendship.
That dream is now a reality, that place is in Valle de Uco, Mendoza; planted on virgin land, never before worked by man; land of cougars, owner and inhabitants of the arid Mendoza desert, soil of stones transported by rivers that existed in ancient times… in a unique terroir, which promised to obtain the best Malbec vineyards, and produce the noblest Malbec, which will make them to achieve the dream of their friendship.
In 2012, after 4 years of sacrifice, learning, and never giving up; they got their first harvest, which filled them with joy and pride for the high quality of the grapes achieved. In 2014, they began the new stage that led them to a new challenge: to make a great wine for the world, Malbec Antonina Single Vineyard.
Today, they are much more than 5 friends, they are family and friends of their friends, all of those who believe that in order to make the noblest Malbec, you need to be a dreamer and a hard worker, also a unique terroir and a real story, but above all, you need friendship to make every year a better Antonina for you.
Our dream is to make a unique Malbec, healthy with its environment and with the community, bringing out the best of this arid and stony land, but at the same time generous and that returns the work and effort dumped in it with its wonderful vineyard.
We decided to call it Antonina, hoping to replicate in our wine the virtues of a great Argentinean woman ,Antonina Castelli, the grandmother of one of us, who left, with examples, a beautiful legacy of work, gratitude, dedication and honesty.
The label that identifies our bottles reveals those values. In it, Antonina’s personality is expressed, with subtle beauty, in the images of powerful animals, and also in the cheerful flight of the butterflies that herald the Mendoza spring.
This is Antonina and this is our Malbec.
Antonina
THE NOBLEST MALBEC IN THE WORLD
Year 2008. A group of friends scattered around the world were looking for a meeting point that would allow them to enjoy a friendship born in the schoolyards and amalgamated by summers on the coast; strengthened by backpak travel and matured by the remoteness of living in other countries.
This is how Juan Buela, Diego Sánchez Rivas, Ignacio Seoane, Juan Morita and Victor Folch, allowed themselves to dream of a wonderful place to meet, to laugh and enjoy; and above all to celebrate and commemorate that friendship.
That dream is now a reality, that place is in Valle de Uco, Mendoza; planted on virgin land, never before worked by man; land of cougars, owner and inhabitants of the arid Mendoza desert, soil of stones transported by rivers that existed in ancient times… in a unique terroir, which promised to obtain the best Malbec vineyards, and produce the noblest Malbec, which will make them to achieve the dream of their friendship.
In 2012, after 4 years of sacrifice, learning, and never giving up; they got their first harvest, which filled them with joy and pride for the high quality of the grapes achieved. In 2014, they began the new stage that led them to a new challenge: to make a great wine for the world, Malbec Antonina Single Vineyard.
Today, they are much more than 5 friends, they are family and friends of their friends, all of those who believe that in order to make the noblest Malbec, you need to be a dreamer and a hard worker, also a unique terroir and a real story, but above all, you need friendship to make every year a better Antonina for you.
Our dream is to make a unique Malbec, healthy with its environment and with the community, bringing out the best of this arid and stony land, but at the same time generous and that returns the work and effort dumped in it with its wonderful vineyard.
We decided to call it Antonina, hoping to replicate in our wine the virtues of a great Argentinean woman ,Antonina Castelli, the grandmother of one of us, who left, with examples, a beautiful legacy of work, gratitude, dedication and honesty.
The label that identifies our bottles reveals those values. In it, Antonina’s personality is expressed, with subtle beauty, in the images of powerful animals, and also in the cheerful flight of the butterflies that herald the Mendoza spring.
This is Antonina andi this is our Malbec.
Vineyard
A unique terroir
Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Vista Flores.
50 acres of land and 45 acres of vineyards
Its particular cold climate and thermal differences between day and night favor fruity flavors, provide a good natural acidity and ensure that maturity is complete.
Being at 990 MASL favors sunstroke. Thanks to this, the skins of the grapes are thicker and more concentrated which, in short, gives us a more intense wine.
They are franc, sandy of alluvial origin, with stony structure, high permeability and presence of calcareous. These conditions make it easier to manage plant rigor and help make them more stable and resistant to climate and stress variations. Therefore it is possible for us to achieve a Malbec of remarkable purple black color and very firm tannins.
22 acres of Malbec 2010, 9 acres of Malbec 2011. Plantation in 2.20 x 1.00, standing vines. Total of 1850 plants per acre.
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Vineyard
A unique terroir
Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Vista Flores.
20 hectares land and 18 hectares of vineyards.
Its particular cold climate and thermal differences between day and night favor fruity flavors, provide a good natural acidity and ensure that maturity is complete.
Being at 990 MSNM favors sunstroke. Thanks to this, the skins of the grapes are thicker and more concentrated which, in short, gives us a more intense wine.
They are franc, sandy of alluvial origin, with stony structure, high permeability and presence of calcareous. These conditions make it easier to manage plant rigor and help make them more stable and resistant to climate and stress variations. Therefore it is possible for us to achieve a Malbec of remarkable purple black color and very firm tannins.
9 hectares of Malbec 2010, 9 hectares of Malbec 2011. Plantation in 2.20 x 1.00, standing vines. Total of 4,545 plants per hectare.
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Winemaker and Elaboration
Felipe Stahlschmidt
Mendocino winemaker, agronomist by the illustrious University of Cuyo, Argentina.
Felipe firmly believes that the great wines faithfully represent the terroir of the vineyard where they were born. His conviction is the result of a curious and quite demanding tour of vineyards of different parts, working with grape producers in the region.
Together with several of the most prestigious winemakers in the world, Felipe learned to discover the different qualities in grapes and choose the best technical approach for each of them. He assumes that his job is to make wines that symbolize the winery and the vineyards to which they belong.
We thank his valuable contribution to achieve something we are proud of.
How we achieved our Malbec
In Borde de Río we harvest the first days of April. Normally, between the second and third week of that month, when the sugars are fully ripe and there is an advance of polyphenolic maturity. This condition facilitates the extraction of the liquid and helps us to have wines with greater intensity.
When we receive the grapes in the winery, we ferment it in concrete pools. In that moment begins a cold maceration, keeping it with its juice below 10 Cº for 2 to 4 days, to favor the extraction of blue colors and fruity flavors.
We add selected yeasts, thus starting the stage of fermentation which lasts between 8 to 10 days.
At the end of the fermentation, being below 2 grams of sugar per liter, and with more than 15 degrees of alcohol, the wine is left intact with the skins and pulp to start extracting the seed tannins and give it body and structure. This post fermentative maceration process lasts about 3 days, the limit of which the wine becomes astringent or bitter.
After this, the conservation phase, in 225 litre french oak barrels begins, in which Antonina will remain for 16 months, integrating the flavors of wine and wood.
Once completed the conservation, we analyze its quality and proceed to make the cut oft he blend of all the barrels that we then unify in a pool. Then it is sent to be bottled and labeleddo.
In this way we carry out our meticulous winemaking process. Each harvest is a challenge and in each bottle of Antonina goes part of the soul of the terroir and of those who maket it to delight lovers of an exceptional, unique and genuine Malbec.
Winemaker and Elaboration
Felipe Stahlschmidt
Mendocino winemaker, agronomist by the illustrious University of Cuyo, Argentina.
Felipe firmly believes that the great wines faithfully represent the terroir of the vineyard where they were born. His conviction is the result of a curious and quite demanding tour of vineyards of different parts, working with grape producers in the region.
Together with several of the most prestigious winemakers in the world, Felipe learned to discover the different qualities in grapes and choose the best technical approach for each of them. He assumes that his job is to make wines that symbolize the winery and the vineyards to which they belong.
We thank his valuable contribution to achieve something we are proud of.
How we achieved our Malbec
In Borde de Río we harvest the first days of April. Normally, between the second and third week of that month, when the sugars are fully ripe and there is an advance of polyphenolic maturity. This condition facilitates the extraction of the liquid and helps us to have wines with greater intensity.
When we receive the grapes in the winery, we ferment it in concrete pools. In that moment begins a cold maceration, keeping it with its juice below 10 Cº for 2 to 4 days, to favor the extraction of blue colors and fruity flavors.
We add selected yeasts, thus starting the stage of fermentation which lasts between 8 to 10 days.
At the end of the fermentation, being below 2 grams of sugar per liter, and with more than 15 degrees of alcohol, the wine is left intact with the skins and pulp to start extracting the seed tannins and give it body and structure. This post fermentative maceration process lasts about 3 days, the limit of which the wine becomes astringent or bitter.
After this, the conservation phase, in 225 litre french oak barrels begins, in which Antonina will remain for 16 months, integrating the flavors of wine and wood.
Once completed the conservation, we analyze its quality and proceed to make the cut oft he blend of all the barrels that we then unify in a pool. Then it is sent to be bottled and labeleddo.
In this way we carry out our meticulous winemaking process. Each harvest is a challenge and in each bottle of Antonina goes part of the soul of the terroir and of those who maket it to delight lovers of an exceptional, unique and genuine Malbec.
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OUR WINE
The honesty of an Argentine Malbec
Antonina is a very intense coloured wine. It manifests itself with blues and purple, always strong, dark, thus expressing the bravery of its character.
Aromatically, it delivers notes of violets, tea, floral and a strong fruit presence.
On the mouth, it has a fruity entry of plum, black fruits and berries, with a strong volume, quite intense, and a long finish.
It supports an intense tannic structure, with different layers of flavors that appear as the wine oxygenates, while we discover with each glass drinked.
The intensity with which Antonina expresses itself is undoubtedly a declaration of quality that represents the great Argentine Malbec.
OUR WINE
The honesty of an Argentine Malbec
Antonina is a very intense coloured wine. It manifests itself with blues and purple, always strong, dark, thus expressing the bravery of its character.
Aromatically, it delivers notes of violets, tea, floral and a strong fruit presence.
On the mouth, it has a fruity entry of plum, black fruits and berries, with a strong volume, quite intense, and a long finish.
It supports an intense tannic structure, with different layers of flavors that appear as the wine oxygenates, while we discover with each glass drinked.
The intensity with which Antonina expresses itself is undoubtedly a declaration of quality that represents the great Argentine Malbec.
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