Ver Sacrum 2024 Garnacha, Los Chacayes IG

Item Number: 22965

UPC: 0-810451030132

Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Sub Region: Uco Valley
Appellation/AVA: Tunuyan
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2024
Grape(s): 100% Garnacha
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Viticulture: Regenerative
Soil Type: Alluvial; calcareous with large river stones
Elevation: 3,600 feet

Vineyard Notes: This wine is 100% manually harvested Grenache from a single vineyard in the Los Chacayes IG within the Uco Valley. The vines were planted in 2012

Winemaking Notes: The grapes macerate for 7 days in a semi-carbonic state. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in a 3000-liter unlined cement egg with 25% whole clusters. After fermentation, half the wine ages in cement eggs and the other half in French oak barrels with 50% lees contact.

Tasting Notes: The nose is vibrant showing red cherry, raspberry, sage, thyme, and black pepper that leads into a light mid palate with hints of cinnamon, brown sugar, and a sprinkle of lemon balm. Bright finish with lingering red fruit.

Featured in The New York Times article 20 Reds Under $20 by Eric Asimov (1/30/2020)
"Ver Sacrum specializes in wines made from Rhône varieties in the Mendoza region of Argentina. Argentine garnacha? This wine, from a high-altitude vineyard in the Uco Valley, will not remind anybody of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It’s not weighty, but light, bright, fresh and juicy."