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South American Wines
An Introduction to the Wines of South America for Visitors to Peru
Wines from Argentina: Introduction / Regions / Notable Producers / Reviews
Notable Producers: Archaval Ferrer
Achával Ferrer
Santiago Achával's name is spoken with reverence by almost everyone involved in
the Argentinean wine industry. Having established Achával Ferrer with Manuel
Ferrer and two other partners in 1998, they have gone on to create one of the
southern hemisphere's most sought after 'cult' labels, whose wines score very
high points and sell for very high prices.
Their four vineyard estates, two in the Uco Valley, one in Luján de Cuyo and one
in Medrano, are worked in an extreme regime of leaf thinning and water
deprivation, that Achával (pictured, right) believes imposes the optimum amount
of stress on the vines in this uniquely hot climate and poor soil. The four
sites produce single vineyard wines, based on Malbec. It is an unshakable belief
in terroir, and a wine's ability to express its terroir, that drives the
thinking here.
In day to day charge of winemaking is Italian-born Roberto Cipresso, and the
team harvests as little as 12hl/ha from their vineyards which lie between 700
and 1100 metres above sea level. 95% of the oak used is French. Although each of
the single vineyard wines is treated identically, winemaking aspects like
maceration and barrel ageing are adapted to the conditions of each vintage. UK
agent is Corney & Barrow.
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The Winery
In 1998 we fulfilled a dream by founding Achaval-Ferrer based on two sound
principles: the search for the highest quality in all of our products and
respect for the terroir. We interpreted that Argentina's quality potential could
be pushed to levels in line with the extreme personality of its soil, its
plentiful sunshine and the rarity of its ancient ungrafted vineyards, almost an
exclusivity in today's world of viticulture. We are now are glad to belong to
this project and to share with you our passion for wine.
Wines (Commercial Brands)
Brand: Achaval-Ferrer
Malbec Mendoza
Quimera (blend)
Finca Altamira (single vineyard)
Finca Mirador (single vineyard)
Finca Bella Vista (single vineyard)
Contact
Patricia Lambert
Phone: 0261-155-535565
E mail: winery@achaval-ferrer.com
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