Grape origin: Exclusively from Calle Cobos, Perdriel (Luján de Cuyo).
Vineyards: 85-year-old espaliers. Traditional cultivation and irrigated via flooding.
Variety: Malbec
Yield: less than 65 quintals per hectare.

Type: red wine heightened with French oak barrels during 15 months. Elaborated under the supervision of  Michel Rolland’s team in Mendoza. Well ripe grapes harvested in 18-kg boxes. Grapes selected upon arrival at the winery. Fermented at 25-27º C. Maceration during 4 weeks before pressing.

Quantity produced: 11 barrels (3211 bottles).

Alcoholic contents: 15 %
Sugar: 1,02
pH: 3.7
Total acidity: 5,02 g/l Tartaric acid
Acetic acid: 0.76 g/l
Free SO2: 26 mg/l
Total SO2: 64 mg/l

Comments: This wine was crafted from a meticulous selection of old vine Malbec grapes from our high altitude vineyard in Perdriel and matured for 15 months in new French barriques. Produced from low yields of only 3 tons per acre, this wine combines the typical Malbec aromas and flavors of black and red fruits with hints of coffee, toast, chocolate, and vanilla from time spent in the barrel. The result is a richly fruity wine of structure and elegance. Only 3294 bottles produced.

The 2004 vintage was presented with the brands Deneza and El Galgo.

Awards, ranking : (El Galgo brand, 2004 vintage)

• Silver medal , Vinus 2006, Mendoza
• Silver medal, Hyatt Wine Awards 2006, Mendoza
• 87 pts, Wine Spectator, nov. 2007
• 91 pts, Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar jan / feb 2008