2022 Matias Riccitelli Hey Malbec!

WINEMAKER: Matias Riccitelli
REGION: Mendoza, AR
VARIETY: Malbec
VITICULTURE: Organic

Malbec is the Argentinian flagship varietal, we want our Malbec to be a fresh representative of its kind. That’s why our harvests start in the begining of March and they end by the first week of April. From our traditional sites in Lujan de Cuyo till the heights of Uco Valley, passing through clay soils up to limestones soils we look for freshness and purity of a vibrant Malbec.

Matias Riccitelli was born in Cafayate, Salta, a little village in the north of Argentina, a place where you can actually breathe wine. He moved to mendoza with his family, where he studied winemaking, few years later Matias became as a winemaker for one of the most prestigious wineries in Argentina.

A traveler and a tireless dreamer, after taking part of countless harvests all over the wine world, where he gathered lots of anecdotes, he eventually decided to join these experiences with Jorge Riccitelli’s teachings (his father and mentor) and he established Riccitelli Wines in 2009.

The winery is located in Las Compuertas (1100 meters above sea level). It is the highest area of Lujan de Cuyo, where we have 20 hectares of ungrafted old vineyards.