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Rio Negro Matias Riccitelli Old Vine Pinot Noir 2023
13%
0.75L
Intensity
The cuvée Old Vine is named to highlight the old Pinot Noir vines that contribute to its delicious aromas of red fruit, flowers and undergrowth.
More infoThis cuvée from Matias Riccitelli comes from the Patagonia region of Argentina, an area renowned for its cool climate, ideal for growing Pinot Noir. The vineyards, located at high altitude, benefit from the influence of the Andes, with sunny days and cool nights that promote slow, even ripening of the grapes. The soils predominantly consist of pebbles, sand, and clay, ensuring excellent drainage and concentrating the aromas. Once the grapes reach peak ripeness, they are hand-harvested, with a meticulous sorting process to select only the finest bunches. The fermentation takes place in open vats, followed by 12 months of ageing in French oak barrels, adding complexity and soft tannins.
This wine reveals a bright ruby-red colour, complemented by a subtle nose with aromas of red fruits, flowers, and undergrowth. On the palate, it is elegant, with spicy notes and a silky finish.
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Rio Negro Matias Riccitelli Old Vine Pinot Noir 2023
The wine
This cuvée from Matias Riccitelli comes from the Patagonia region of Argentina, an area renowned for its cool climate, ideal for growing Pinot Noir. The vineyards, located at high altitude, benefit from the influence of the Andes, with sunny days and cool nights that promote slow, even ripening of the grapes. The soils predominantly consist of pebbles, sand, and clay, ensuring excellent drainage and concentrating the aromas. Once the grapes reach peak ripeness, they are hand-harvested, with a meticulous sorting process to select only the finest bunches. The fermentation takes place in open vats, followed by 12 months of ageing in French oak barrels, adding complexity and soft tannins.
This wine reveals a bright ruby-red colour, complemented by a subtle nose with aromas of red fruits, flowers, and undergrowth. On the palate, it is elegant, with spicy notes and a silky finish.
About the Producer Matias Riccitelli
His eponymous estate lies high up in the Luján de Cuyo appellation. Son of Jorge Riccitelli and named Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast in 2012, Matías now leads this 20-hectare estate, crafting elegant, refined wines from vines rooted between 900 and 1800 metres above sea level. While Malbec naturally features at the core of his range, Riccitelli excels just as brilliantly with Bonarda, Torrontés, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
“My generation has a real advantage: the development of high-altitude viticulture, which didn’t exist before,” he once told our importer. It is precisely this new frontier that Riccitelli and his contemporaries are mastering, taming the sharp diurnal shifts, the cooling winds, and the unique climate of the Andes to produce wines of exceptional finesse and distinction.
A bet that paid off! The estate produced balanced, fresh and harmonious wines, crafted without herbicides with responsible methods. Gravity, concrete vats, amphorae, egg-shaped vats and a judicious use of oak barriques. Matías is also something of a visionary, expanding his horizons with a new estate in Patagonia, a state-of-the-art winery, and a restaurant project. An estate to keep a close eye on, without a doubt.
