Vallisto Viejas Blancas

Vallisto · Calchaquí Valley, Argentina

Viejas Blancas stands for “Old whites” recalling the old white grape parcels where this wine comes from. The wine is produced from equal proportions of Riesling and Pinot Blanc, harvested from vineyards planted more than 70 years ago in Salta. It is fermented in large barrels. Off-white color, slightly cloudy as this wine is not filtered.

Farming
Organic farming practice

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
50% Pinot Blanc 50% Riesling

Age of Vinyard
Planted in 1950

Vessel
5 months in 500L French Oak barrels (second use)

Vineyard Yield
25 hl/ha

Soil Type
Decomposed granite and stone floor

Annual production
2,700 bottles

Vinification
Direct pressing into 500L barrels protecting the juice at all times from oxidation with dry-ice (carbonic). Fermented with native yeasts. No acid correction, no nutrients added. The wine is not filtered. Due to low pH this wine did not do malolactic fermentation.