Domingo Molina Malbec
Location: North Yacochuya, Cafayate, Salta, Argentina
Altitude: 2,000 m above sea level
Soil: sandy, stony
Irrigation system: dripping (meltwaters)
Training system: espalier
Pruning: bilateral cordon
Crop density: 3,700 vines per hectare
Yield: 80qq/ha.
Harvest time: early April
Harvest system: hand-harvest, in 20 Kg boxes
Fermentation: in concrete tanks, with local yeasts
Maceration: 25 days
Fermentation time: 15 days
Fermentation temperature: 23º to 26 ºC
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Ageing: 30% of the wine in second-use French oak barrels, 8 months
Production: 40,000 bottles a year
Varietal: 100% Malbec