Proyecto Las Compuertas Criolla

Proyecto Las Compuertas is the Durigutti brothers' project to protect the heritage vineyards of Las Compuertas, the coolest corner of Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. Since 2007 they have restored 34 hectares of historic vines, named Finca Victoria after their mother.

Criolla Chica is one of Argentina's historic heritage grapes, grown in a small, high-density plot at Finca Victoria as part of the Durigutti commitment to recovering heritage varieties.

Tasting notes

A delicate, slightly floral nose with aromas of strawberries. Marked acidity, silky tannins and a delicate, citrus finish. A light, fresh red.

Winemaking

Vineyard at 1,050 m, planted in 2015 and organically farmed. Hand-picked and optically sorted. Fermentation starts as a red wine with native yeasts in uncoated concrete eggs; halfway through, the skins are removed and it finishes cool at 15–17 °C. Malolactic fermentation and 3 months of aging in the same eggs. Alcohol 13%. 3,930 bottles. Serve at 12–14 °C. Winemakers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti.