The collection
Bodega Patritti · Patagonia
Primogénito Sangre Azul Malbec
Primogénito Sangre Azul
- Variety
- Malbec
- Style
- Red
- Region
- Patagonia
- The winery
- Bodega Patritti
Tasting notes
- Appearance
- Deep red with violet tones, brilliant.
- Nose
- Stone fruit such as plum and cherry, with ripe berries such as raspberry; fresh.
- Palate
- Soft tannins with notes of mint, vanilla and coffee, and good acidity; fresh, silky and long.
- Finish
- Long.
At a glance
- Grape
- Malbec
- Alcohol
- 13.9%
- Acidity
- 5.28 g/l
- Residual sugar
- 1.7 g/l
- pH
- 3.60
- Serve at
- 16 °C
- Cellaring
- 10–15 years
Production & ageing
- Harvest
- Manual, with cluster and berry selection.
- Fermentation
- Fermented in French oak barrels using indigenous yeasts; 15% whole clusters. Cold pre-fermentation maceration at 10 °C for 2 days, then 18 days total maceration during fermentation.
- Maceration
- Cold pre-fermentation maceration at 10 °C for 2 days; 18 days total; 15% whole clusters.
- Yeast
- Indigenous yeasts.
- Oak
- French oak barrels · 20 months
- Ageing
- 20 months in French oak barrels
The land
Patagonia
Andino's Patagonian producer, Bodega Patritti, is in San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén. Argentina's wine-growing Patagonia spans Neuquén, Río Negro and La Pampa and is a heterogeneous territory of distinct soils, altitudes and climates. The climate is cold, with a significant day-night thermal amplitude and strong winds that improve fruit health and concentrate colour and aromas; San Patricio del Chañar is described as one of Argentina's coldest fine-wine regions. Soils in the estate vineyard are stony.
The winery
Bodega Patritti
"Patagonia's Hidden Gems." A Patagonian winery crafting small-batch wines that ignore passing trends and seek a true sense of place.
- Winemaker
- Nicolás Navío, head winemaker since 2008, with more than eighteen harvests at the winery. Trained at Don Bosco and at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in San Rafael; he also consults for other wineries.
