Domingo Molina Merlot

Location: 50% Yacochuya Cafayate,
50% Valle Rupestre, Salta, Argentina
Altitude: 2.000 - 2.400 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: 60qq/ha.
Harvest time: early April

Harvest system: hand-harvest, in 20 Kg boxes
Fermentation: in stainless steel containers, at controlled temperature, with selected yeasts
Maceration: 20 days
Fermentation time: 10 days
Fermentation temperature: 23º to 26 ºC
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Ageing: 30% of the wine in second-use French oak barrels, 8 months
Production: 5.000 bottles a year
Varietal: 100% Merlot