Alhambra, Cafayate Torrontés Single Vineyard 2024

Founded by Gustavo and Maria Laura in 1996, Finca Abril has vineyards that date from 1922.  Their 22 hectares of vines are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot.  On their two farms in La Consulta, which is located in Valle de Uco in the Province of Mendoza, they prune and thin their vines to ensure low-yields and high quality fruit.

Hand harvested and selected, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks, where it is pumped-over, a process called "remontajes", in both open and closed (without air oxygen) tanks.  Once the fermentation is complete, the wine sits on its skins for approximately 15 days. Later, 40-50% of the wine is relocated to barrels and the remainder rests in stainless steel.

Three Alhambra wines represent the entry level for Finca Abril, but do not stand apart. The wines are driven by the terroir of the same two estate vineyards as the “Finca Abril” wines: Altimara and La Consulta. The selection for Alhambra focuses on the younger vines and the vinification is the same. The Alhambra wines rest in used French oak barrels for 12 months.

Region:Salta
Appellation: Cafayate
Varieties: Torrontés
Farming Practices: practicing sustainable and organic / flood irrigation, manual pruning
Soils: sandy loam
Altitude:1,700m
Harvest Technique:by hand in the second week of March
Year Vines Were Planted: 1974
Fermentation:sorted and gently destemmed to maintain whole grapes / fruit is chilled to 15°C and pressed then settled for 36 hours to clarify / ferments in steel tank for 15 days between 13-15°C
Maturation: cold stabilized and naturally clarified in tank for one month
Alcohol: 14%

SUSTAINABLE.  PRACTICING ORGANIC.