Domingo Molina Cabernet Sauvignon

Location: Rupestre Valley, San Carlos, Salta, Argentina
Altitude: 2.200 m above sea level
Soil: alluvial, sandy-loam, with  stones at depth
Irrigation system: dripping (meltwaters)
Training system: espalier
Pruning: bilateral cordon
Crop density: 3,700 vines per hectare
Yield: 70 qq/ha.
Harvest time: early April

Harvest system: hand-harvest, in 20 Kg boxes
Fermentation: in concrete tanks, with local yeasts
Maceration: 21 days
Fermentation time: 14 days
Fermentation temperature: 23º to 26 ºC
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Ageing: 30% of the wine in second-use French oak, 8 months
Production: 15,000 bottles a year
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon