The collection
Bodega Patritti · Patagonia
Primogénito Sangre Azul Pinot Noir
Primogénito Sangre Azul
- Variety
- Pinot Noir
- Style
- Red
- Region
- Patagonia
- The winery
- Bodega Patritti
Tasting notes
- Appearance
- Brilliant ruby red with soft, attractive reflections that denote youth and elegance.
- Nose
- Elegant, with floral violet notes, fresh red fruit such as cherries and sour cherries, and subtle vanilla and toasted-oak nuances.
- Palate
- Silky, well-structured tannins with long persistence.
- Finish
- Long and persistent.
At a glance
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 13.8%
- Acidity
- 6.6 g/l
- Residual sugar
- 1.8 g/l
- pH
- 3.65
- Serve at
- 16 °C
- Cellaring
- 8–10 years
Production & ageing
- Harvest
- Manual, with cluster and berry selection.
- Fermentation
- Fermented in stainless-steel tanks with indigenous (and selected) yeasts at controlled temperature; 30% whole clusters; 30% carbonic maceration.
- Maceration
- Cold pre-fermentation maceration at 10 °C for 2 days; 30% carbonic maceration.
- Yeast
- Indigenous and selected yeasts.
- Oak
- Second-use French oak barrels · Second use · 15 months
- Ageing
- 15 months in second-use 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.
