Palo Domingo
Location: North Yacochuya, Cafayate Valley-Valle Rupestre, San Carlos - Salta, Argentina
Altitude: 2,000 – 2,300 m above sea level
Soil: sandy, stony
Irrigation system: dripping (meltwaters)
Training system: espalier
Pruning: bilateral cordon
Crop density: 5,000 vines per hectare
Yield: 50 qq/ha. - Harvest time: early April
Harvest system: hand-harvest, in 20 Kg boxes
Fermentation: in stainless steel tanks, with local yeasts
Maceration: 25 days
Fermentation time: 12 days
Fermentation temperature: 23º to 27ºC
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Ageing: 100% of the wine in French oak (first use), 14 months
Production: 3,000 bottles a year
Varietal: it varies year after year, in search of the most perfect expression of the terroir; climate conditions and making process define its style.