THIS WINE REPRESENTS THE ELEGANCE OF GUALTALLARY. IT IS A BLEND MADE IN THE VINEYARD, WHERE THE CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND MALBEC ARE HARVESTED ON THE SAME DAY AND CO-FERMENTED. THE NEW WINE IS THEN AGED IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS FOR 24 MONTHS.
THIS SPECIAL WINE COMBINES MULTIPLE VINTAGES OF PINOT NOIR FROM A SINGLE VINEYARD. NEW WINE IS ADDED TO THE CORE PORFIADO EACH YEAR TO MAKE THIS INIMITABLE, NON-VINTAGE WINE.
PORFIADO OFFERS UNIQUE AROMATIC COMPLEXITY WITH A HINT OF GRAPHITE. IT IS COMPLEX ON THE PALATE WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF ELEGANT MINERAL NOTES.
PIANTAO, THE DEFINITIVE GUALTALLARY WINE, IS PREDOMINATELY CABERNET FRANC WITH MALBEC, AND A TOUCH OF CABERNET SAUVIGNON. IT WAS BARREL AGED FOR THREE YEARS AND HAS GREAT CELLARING POTENTIAL.
WE BELIEVE THAT A WINE THAT AIMS TO BE THE DEFINITIVE REPRESENTATION OF THE REGION SHOULD BE MOSTLY MALBEC AND CABERNET FRANC, TWO COMPONENTS DESTINED TO BE THE HEART AND SOUL OF GUALTALLARY IN A NOT-SO-DISTANT FUTURE.