Winemaker Notes
Vineyard:
The grapes are sourced from the Vistalba Vineyard in the Tupungato region, high in the Andes Mountains,
set at an elevation of about 3,000 feet above sea level. The climate consists of bright sunny days,
cool nights and a mild harvest which allow for gradual ripening and optimum level of maturity. Hand
tended and hand harvested, the Rutini family's high altitude vineyards provide the foundation for Trumpeter.
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.