Mendoza Blend “Barrancas Vineyard” 2015 – Finca Flichman Dedicado

To produce the Mendoza Blend “Barrancas Vineyard” Finca Flichman Dedicado all grapes were hand-harvested. They then spent 15-20 days fermenting at a maximum temperature of 28°C. The wine was then aged for 12 months in oak, half of which was American, while the other half was French, followed by eight months in bottle.

The fruit for this wine is sourced from Barrancas, a small wine producing area in the region of Maipú in Mendoza. The soils here are deep and alluvial. The altitude of the vineyards in this area are approximately 750 metres above sea level, which is lower than the vineyards in the Uco Valley region of Mendoza. Renowned viticultural consultant Pedro Parra of Clos des Fous helped with site selection. Situated at the foot of the Andes, the vineyards benefit from large diurnal temperature variations which result in longer ripening seasons and more elegant wines. 

Finca Flichman was founded in 1910 by Polish immigrant Don Sami Flichman. He purchased property in Barrancas (southern Maipú) and planted vines in rocky, well-drained plots situated along the Mendoza river. It was Sami’s son Isaac who first began to make fine wine at the estate, including Caballero de la Cepa, one of the first high-quality wines that garnered international awareness for premium Argentinian wines. Sogrape Vinhos purchased Finca Flichman in 1998, and invested heavily in restoring the vineyards and equipping the winery with modern equipment. The original Barrancas vineyard remains among their 400 hectares of vines, which also includes the higher altitude Tupungato vineyard. Today the wines are made by Rogelio Rabino, who works closely with consultant and renowned winemaker Alberto Antonini.