M2 Malbec

Location: 50 % North Yacochuya, Cafayate Valley, Salta,  Argentina - 50 % Rupestre Valley, San Carlos, Salta, Argentina
Altitude: 2,000 m asl / 2,200 m above sea level
Soil: sandy, stony – alluvial, sandy-loam with stones at depth
Irrigation system: dripping
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
Fermentation: in concrete tanks, with selected yeasts
Maceration: 22 days
Fermentation time: 8 days
Fermentation temperature: 25 to 28ºC
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Ageing: 40% of the wine in second-use French oak, 6 months
Production: 4,000 bottles a year
Varietal: 100 % Malbec