Riccitelli 2022 Tinto de la Casa Malbec

• Matías Riccitelli started his boutique winery in 2009, located in Las Compuertas at 1100 meters above sea level. It is the highest area of Lujan de Cuyo, and here he tends 20 hectares of ungrafted old vineyards. Matías also works with small, independent growers that own their lands at the bottom of the Andes halfway between 1000 and 1700 meters above sea level – in Gualtallary, Chacayes, Altamira and La Carrera.
• All harvests are conducted by hand and fermentation takes place in small concrete vats and concrete eggs. Purity and delicacy in winemaking are prized by Matías and great care is taken in preserving the fruit’s singularity in order to obtain vibrant wines.
• In 2015 a new project was begun: old vineyards of Semillon, Merlot and Malbec were discovered and reclaimed in Argentinian Patagonia. The vineyards are located in the Rio Negro high valley and were planted in the late 1960’s. The resulting wines are fresh, intensely aromatic and highly balanced.

ABOUT THE WINE

• Hand harvested in small 20 kg cases, in order to keep the integrity of each cluster.
• A meticulous selection is made by hand prior to vinification
• 100% of the wine is aged in small French Oak vats for 12 months

Vintage: 2022 | Wine Type: Malbec
Varietal: 100% Malbec
Origin: Argentina | Appellation:  Lujan de Cuyo
Elaboration: Fermentation is performed with 50% of whole clusters in small French Oak vats with indigenous yeasts.  Fermentation temperatures between 26 and 28 degrees Celsius.  Recommended to age 10 years.
Winemaker: Matias Riccitelli

TASTING NOTES

Deep purple color.  A floral and spicy nose.  A complex, rich wine and soft tannins.

TECHNICAL DATA

Production:  cases | Alcohol: 14% | TA:  g/l | RS:  1.8 g/l | pH: 3.5/6.2

PRESS & POINTS

2022 – 93 Points, James Suckling
2021 – 93 Points, Wine Advocate
2021 – 92 Points, Wine Spectator
2020 – 94 Points, Patricio Tapia – Descorchados
2020 – 93 Points, James Suckling
2019 – 95 Points, Patricio Tapia – Descorchados
2019 – 94 Points, James Suckling
2019 – 93 Points, Wine Advocate
2019 – 93 Points, Tim Atkin

“The most impressive progression in the last few years could be that of Matías Riccitelli. It’s always interesting and fun tasting with Riccitelli, who this year showed me some new bottlings and the consolidation of some labels that were new the previous time. His business has grown to 400,000 bottles per vintage, and the quality keeps going up. When you can grow quality and quantity at the same time, it means you must be doing something right. Riccitelli is one of the names to really follow in Argentina, one of the greatest progressions in the last few years and one of the more exciting portfolios I tasted in Argentina in this round”. – Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate #237