Malbec 2023 – Durigutti
Finca Zarlenga – Los Árboles
100% Malbec | Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina | 14% Alc.
A high-altitude Malbec from Finca Zarlengalos Árboles in the Uco Valley, grown at 1,300 meters above sea level. Made from massal-selection vines with distinguished genetic heritage, this wine combines ripe dark fruit, freshness and silky texture with the distinctive character of its alluvial mountain soils.
Tasting Notes
Good aromatic intensity with notes of ripe black fruit and a subtle herbal character. The palate is fresh and juicy, showing blackberries, ripe cherries and a hint of black tea.
Round, silky tannins and well-balanced acidity create a smooth, expressive and persistent finish.
Serving Temperature: 16–18°C / 61–64°F
Vineyard
- Origin: Finca Zarlengalos Árboles, Uco Valley, Mendoza
- Grape: 100% Malbec
- Altitude: 1,300 meters above sea level
- Year Planted: 2007
- Density: 5,500 plants per hectare
- Yield: Approximately 1 plant per bottle
- Vine Training: Low trellis
- Vineyard Management: Conventional, currently transitioning to organic
- Plant Material: Massal selection from vines with historic genetic heritage
- Soils: Alluvial soils composed mainly of sedimentary rock and fine-grain sand
Winemaking
The grapes were manually harvested during the first half of March 2023 and transported to the winery in 18 kg boxes before optical sorting.
A one-day cold maceration at 10°C was followed by alcoholic fermentation with native yeasts for 17 days at controlled temperatures of 24–26°C in concrete vats.
Malolactic fermentation took place in 3,000-liter concrete eggs, where the wine was subsequently aged for 11 months.
Bottled in January 2024.
Not stabilized, filtered or fined.
Technical Information
- Vintage: 2023
- Grape: 100% Malbec
- Alcohol: 14%
- Total Acidity: 5.13 g/L
- pH: 3.66
- Residual Sugar: 1.89 g/L
- Aging: 11 months in concrete eggs
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
- Case: 6 bottles
- Winemakers: Héctor & Pablo Durigutti
- Region: Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
A fresh and elegant high-altitude Malbec with ripe dark fruit, silky tannins and excellent balance.


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