Grape origin: Perdriel (malbec), Cruz de Piedra (malbec and syrah), Barrancas (cabernet-sauvignon). Selection of the best wines from the 2004 CarinaE production.
Vineyards: espaliers (malbec), harbour (syrah, cabernet-sauvignon). Traditional cultivation and irrigated via flooding.
Variety: Blend, 73% malbec, 18% cabernet-sauvignon, 9% syrah. 2006 vintage
Yield: less than 70 quintals per hectare.

Type: red wine heightened in new 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, bleeding 20%, fermented at 25-27º C, prolonged maceration of 4 weeks.

Quantity produced: 11 barrels (3231 bottles).

Alcoholic contents: 14,9%
Sugar: 1.00 g/l
pH: 3.8
Total acidity: 5,50 g/l Tartaric acid
Acetic acid: 0.28 g/l
Free SO2: 26 mg/l
Total SO2: 77 mg/l

Comments: This rare wine is a perfect reflection of the terroir of Carinae. It is a harmonic convergence of  malbec,  cabernet-sauvignon and syrah, each picked at optimal ripeness and aged for 15 months in new French oak. Inky and richly fruited with notes of chocolate and caramel, this wine represents the future direction of the finest wines of Argentina. 3283 bottles of this exceptional wine were produced.

Awards, ranking :

• Silver medal , Vinandino 2005, Mendoza (prestige 2004)
• Golden medal, Vinus 2006, Mendoza (prestige 2004)
• One of the 53 better wines of Argentina, Austral Spectator 2007 (prestige 2004)
• One of the 60 meilleurs wines of Argentina, Austral Spectator 2008 (prestige 2005)
• 89 pts, Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar jan / feb 2008 (prestige 2005)
• 91 pts, Parker Wine Advocate nº 174, dic. 2007 (prestige 2004)