2024 El Montanista Viejas Tintas, Calingasta Valley, Argentina Stein Brix 'Audire' Kick on Ranch

Brix 'Audire' Kick on Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County

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Rousseau draws this Grand Cru from multiple parcels in Clos-de-Bèze—including Grands Rangs

the varieties are generally interplanted

planted from massale selection 60-70 years ago

2024 El Montanista Viejas Tintas, Calingasta Valley, Argentina Stein Brix 'Audire' Kick on RanchOld Italian varieties: Barbera, Bonarda, Greco Nero, Rabosso Veronese, Cardin, and Freisa. From 80 year old vines in the Paraje Hilario at 1500m elevation in the foothills of the Andes. The soils are quartz rich colluvium a mix of rock types and sediments deposited from the mountains above. The grapes were harvested by hand in 15kg baskets, then crushed in the same baskets before depositing with the whole clusters in concrete, where they fermented