I took a couple days this week to do some wine touring at the following wineries in Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu:
Catena Zapata
Decero
Kaiken
Luigi Bosca
Trapiche
Zuccardi
Driving in Mendoza province is not the easiest so I hired a driver to take me around. I avoided the rustic roads, manual transmission cars, dealing with directions and street signs in Spanish, etc.....It was a good decision. I trusted the services to a company named Wine and Route. I would certainly recommend them to make your touring stress free!
www.wineandroute.com
When do my planning of which wineries to visit, I consider what's
available in the market I live in (LCBO), and make my way to those most prominent on the shelves. I want to be able to identify
with the winery and to communicate a story. One thing is synonymous with all these properties - they practice high quality wine making and execute premium portfolios of wine.
Trapiche
This was my favorite visit. I was treated to a private tour with a tasting of 6 wines by Gaston the resident Sommelier. This is a very large winery with many different portfolios and group tours conducted throughout the day. Despite the multitude of people coming through the door and the 25 million liters they produce a year, I left feeling like this is an exceptional winery that offers everyday value wines and superior wines with great structure that can cellar.
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| Winery built in 1928 |
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| Old, original tanks |
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| New, modern, double tank |
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| Trapiche Icon Wine |
Luigi Bosca
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| I love the variety of wines Luigi Bosca produces from their multitude of vineyards! |
Kaiken
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| What does Kaiken mean? It is this white goose from Patagonia |
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| 104 year old Malbec vine! |
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| Controlled irrigation channels |
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| 80 year old, pergola trained, cabernet sauvignon vines |
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| Concrete tanks (1930's) |
Decero
Zuccardi
This winery produces labels you will find at the LCBO like Fuzion, Santa Julia and Zuccardi Q
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| Zuccardi Icon wine from Uco Valle |
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| Cellar for Zuccardi Q |
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| Concrete tanks and eggs for specialty wines |
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| Zuccardi Q - a find at the LCBO |
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| Series A - Bonarda, you can find at the LCBO and its amazing! |
Catena Zapata
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| The winery: The Pyramid, Mayan inspired |
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| Outstanding view from the Pyramid of the stretch of Andes called 'the silver ribbon' |
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| NICOLAS Catena Zapata - I will be looking for this one @LCBO |
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