Gran Famiglia Bianchi Corte Tinto

Valentin Bianchi, left Italy at the age of 23 and travelled to Argentina, an educated man, a teacher by profession and a person with a solid entrepreneurial spirit, began his life project in Mendoza. In 1928, he fulfilled one of his greatest dreams: to have his own vineyard and winery which he called El Chiche, "the small winery of great wines". Don Valentín's tireless vocation was forging a family winery whose name would become a true heritage of Argentina: Bodegas Bianchi.

Uco Valley terroir is a milestone for Bodegas Bianchi since it shows the birth of their global brand strategy. It is the natural growth of their 90-year history in search of new flavours for the local and international market.

Bodegas Bianchi are a winery with a family heritage that is part of the richness of the land and are proud of their achievements, inherent quality and excellence of all their products, today and looking to the future. They are a sustainable winery, who continually work to meet the needs of the present without compromising the possibilities of future generations, thus they constantly update and train their team on safety, quality and sustainability to go much further in terms of ecology, care and respect for the environment.

San Rafael, Valentín Bianchi, and the winery of Valle de Uco, Enzo Bianchi both comply with the sustainability protocol and are certified. The Sustainability Protocol of Bodegas de Argentina places Argentine winemaking at the highest level in sustainability management and contributes to improve the competitiveness of our wines in world markets.

Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tannat, Petit Verdot

A single vineyard wine, from the Enzo Estate in the Uco Valley. Micro-terroir embraced by the immensity of the Andes Mountains, with soils of alluvial origin, great presence of boulders of various sizes, and poor in organic matter. Altitude of approximately 1,100 meters (3,600 ft) above sea level, granting the vines vast thermal amplitude. The water used is obtained directly from pure and high-quality snowmelt. This water is collected in a dam located in the highest area of the vineyard, from where a drip irrigation system achieves proper water management for the whole vineyard.

50% of the wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels (50% 3rd use and 50% 4th use). (50% of 3rd use and 50% of 4th use).

Gran Famiglia Bianchi was created as a tribute to the 90th anniversary of the winery. This is a wine that expresses the diversity of varieties that can be produced in this large terroir: Malbec; Merlot; Cabernet Sauvignon; Petit Verdot, and Tannat.

Intense and deep colour with purplish hues. On the nose, intense aromas of red berries, plums, and violets. There are also mentholated notes, spices, and quince touches provided by the Merlot. The Petit Verdot adds an exotic touch, as does a note of very ripe red pepper from the Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also mineral notes that are typical of the region, and vanilla notes indicating the wine’s aging in French oak. Great body and structure, with sweet tannins that will continue ripening. Persistent finish. Good aging potential.

This classy wine deserves a leg of lamb.