Kaiken Disobedience by Francis Mallmann Red Blend 2021

This wine celebrates a collaboration of many years between well-known Argentinian chef Francis Mallmann and Kaiken estate. Known for his distinct style of open fire cooking, ably captured in the first season of Netflix’s Chef’s Table, Mallman's unstoppable and unique nature is captured by the name 'Disobedience'. The grapes are sourced from Kaiken's vineyards in Altamira in the Uco Valley and Vistalba in the Luján de Cuyo region. Vistalba's chalk and sandy soil, at 1,200m above sea level, imparts an elegant and fruit-driven character to the wine. The alluvial and loam soils of Luján de Cuyo forces vines to penetrate deep into the soil, contributing deep fruit concentration and tannins.

The grapes were hand harvested in March and April before being manually sorted at the winery. Pre-fermentation maceration lasted for seven days at 10°C. Fermentation took place for seven days at 26°C in concrete tanks using selected natural yeasts, followed by natural malolactic fermentation. 30% of the wine was aged in French first-use barrels while the remaining 70% was aged in used barrels for 15 months. Finally, the wine was aged in bottle for 6 months before release.