DISTRICT: Maipu

LOCALITY: Russel / General Ortega

STREET: Moreno (Near Bodega Tempus Alba).  

Maipu is part of an area known as ‘Primera Zona’, it is one of the most sought after locations in Mendoza for premium grape vineyards and wineries.  The area is well known for producing high class wines and particularly Malbec.  Tourism is also strong in Maipu, which is part of the ‘Ruta del Vino’.  Back packers and more up market holiday makers alike flock here to visit the wineries, some on organised coach trips others fending for themselves on hired bicycles.  The tree lined streets and mountain backdrop are the perfect setting for sampling wines in the numerous old and new wineries.

Altitude 804 m.

TOTAL AREA: 12 Hectares (Aprox. 30 Acres)

CANAL IRRIGATION: The property benefits from rights to irrigate from the canal system.

CROPS: Trellised vines with anti-hail netting. The majority in full production, with one small section of newly planted vines.

• Malbec
• Cabernet Sauvignon

There are a few ornamental olive and fruit trees.

SOIL: Loam

CAPACITY - 120,000 Litres in stainelss steel tanks, with temperature control technology.

- 1000 m2 built surface area. Built in 2008 (first wine elaboration in 2009)

• 2 Principal wings: Elaboration and Ageing for Reserves (French and American oak barrels)
• Offices 
• Reception centre.
• Tasting / Events room (50 People) with 2 terraces, one facing east across the vineyards and the other facing west with views of the Cordillera de los Andes. 
• Laboratory for quality control and analysis of wines. 

CONSTRUCTIONS: 

- Winery
- Warehouse
- Groundskeeper’s House

MACHINERY: 

• De-seeder 
• Grape selection table
• Hydraulic press
• Boiler 
• Refigeration unit

OBSERVATIONS:
The wines are bottled in the winery after sufficient ageing (one year for the wine in barrels). The barrel / ageing room is thermally isolated and refrigerated to maintain a constant temperature of 16/17°C.

The ideal situation for an Argentine winery is to have strong presence nationally and internationally.  The national market allows for inflationary growth in prices, whereas the international market pay in often stronger currencies.