Estela Perinetti Grand Vin 2020, Finca Mangato

Las Estelas, Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

“This wine is the result of my interpretation of the Bordeaux style varieties in such a special terroir. Cold nights and sunny days, stony soild and water coming from the Andes, help to provide the fresh and elegant character of this blend.” Estela Perinetti, Winemaker

This superb wine is made from a blend of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 55% Malbec and 10% Cabernet Franc, grown on the loamy stony soils at Finac Mangato. The wine is fermented in used 500 litre barrels and is aged for 16 months – 50% in new French oak, 50% in second use barrels. Something of a masterpiece from a winemaker who has immense experience and is making a bold statement with her own project. Outstanding concentration combined with an elegant, delightful delivery on the palate. 

2020 -14.5% abv

Estela Perinetti was one of the first of South America’s rapidly growing family of women winemakers. She spent more than two decades heading up some of Catena’s most high-profile winery projects and she has been very much in demand as one of Mendoza’s leading consultants since. 'Las Estelas' at Finca Mangato is her baby!

The story begins in the early 1940s when Estela’s grandfather, Dr Hector Perinetti, son of an immigrant from Piedmont, purchased a piece of land in Tupungato and planted Semillon. (At that time this area was considered too cold for red grapes!) When aged just two years old his eldest son, Hector Junior, named the vineyard – Finca Mangato.

As these vines became old and increasingly non-viable in the 1990s, Estela and her mother – Estela Armando, also a winemaker – decided to grub up the Semillon to plant red varietals such as Malbec, the Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, and Merlot and Syrah, and these vines form the basis of Las Estelas today.