2024 Kaiken Estate Malbec

The grapes used for the Kaiken Estate come from the vineyard in Agrelo, 60 km from Mendoza. Most of these vines were planted before 2005. The vineyard is located at 950 meters above sea level. This area is warmer than the Uco Valley, resulting in more fruity notes and very soft tannins.

The fruit was hand-picked and then hand-selected in the winery to guarantee the quality of the final product. The must was fermented in small tanks under optimal conditions. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration lasted approximately 20 days. Only 40% of the wine was aged in French oak barrels for six months to emphasize fruity aromas and develop silky tannins. The wine is only lightly filtered. The youth of the Kaiken Malbec Estate can be appreciated in its vibrant purple-red color. Red fruit aromas such as plum and blackberry complement notes of chocolate and tobacco. On the palate, this wine reveals exceptional freshness and soft tannins. The Kaiken Malbec is a full-bodied, rich red wine from Argentina's Mendoza region. The soft tannins and beautiful smoky oak notes are beautifully integrated by the six months of aging in new and used French oak barrels.

Kaiken Winery

The Caiquén is a wild goose from Patagonia that flies over the Andes between Argentina and Chile. Undertaking this cross-border flight presents a significant challenge for the Caiquén. Like the Caiquén, Aurelio Montes, founder of the Chilean winery Bodega Montes, made several journeys through the Andes until he rediscovered Mendoza in 2000 as a generous land full of beautiful vineyards and hardworking people. In 2001, he realized that Mendoza was the perfect place to make Kaiquén wines, wines that embody everything a great wine should be.

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