Gen del Alma - Malbec/Pinot Noir 'Ji Ji Ji' 2022

Gen del Alma began in 2011 when five wine loving friends planted a 7 hectare vineyard in Gualtallary at 1400 meters above sea level on alluvial soil composed of calcium carbonate and granite. The group began making wine in a small winery built in 1952 in the town of Tupungato where they work with concrete vats, eggs and amphora made from local sand and stone. The wines are made by Belen Sanchez and the vineyard is farmed by Matias Prieto

This blend of 50% Malbec and 50% Pinot Noir is all hand harvested from a single vineyard in Gualtallary. The wine sees some carbonic maceration and has a huge vibrant nose of red fruit, violets, and caramel apple. Good acid lifts the mid-palate with notes of rhubarb, red cherry, orange peel, ash, crushed stone, mushroom, gunpowder, and flint. This vintage is bottled without going through Malo and is brighter and higher toned than the 2017. Freshness and bright acid define this wine.

Producer: Gen del Alma

Country: Argentina

Region: Mendoza

Varietal: Malbec, Pinot Noir

Appellation: Gualtallary

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml