Winery / Producer: Las Estelas (Exclusive signature project founded by Estela Perinetti, globally renowned for her technical mastery and philosophy focused on exalting the elegance and oenological linearity of the Uco Valley).

Specific Origin: Family vineyard in El Cepillo, San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina (An extreme cold climate mountain terroir).

Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay.

Terroir and Identity: Poor alluvial soils with a significant presence of superficial calcium carbonate. The extreme altitude provides high daytime radiation balanced by icy mountain nights, promoting slow maturation that fixes complex aromas and preserves impeccable natural acidity.

Winemaking and Aging: Manual night harvest in small boxes to avoid early oxidation. Very gentle direct pressing of whole clusters. A portion of the wine is fermented and aged delicately in used French oak barrels to provide subtle volume and spicy notes, while the rest is kept in stainless steel tanks to safeguard the purity of the fresh fruit. The entire blend is aged on fine lees.

Style: Dry white, elegant, sophisticated, mineral, with measured unctuousness and a vibrant mouthfeel.

Alcohol Content: 13% Vol. (Perfectly balanced and integrated into the wine's structure).

Capacity: 750 ml Burgundy bottle.

SKU: ARG-ESTELAS-VCOLLECTION-CHARDONNAY-750

Appearance: It presents a beautiful pale straw yellow color with delicate greenish highlights and brilliant silver reflections. Clean, clear, and with subtly glyceric tears in the glass.

Nose: Elegant, complex, and remarkably crisp aromatic impact. It opens with fine notes of fresh white fruits (water pear, green apple) intertwined with citrus notes of lime and grapefruit zest. As it airs, subtle aromas of white flowers emerge, calcareous mineral notes of chalk, and an elegant and measured background of toasted hazelnuts, brioche bread, and fine vanilla from its time in wood.

Palate: Its entry is balanced, direct, and wonderfully tense. On the mid-palate, it displays a silky volume, very polished by the lees, which majestically coexists with a sharp, citrusy acidity that provides a vertical freshness to the sip. The finish is remarkably long, dry, and sophisticated, ending with a persistent mineral and fruity aftertaste.

Precision Gastronomic Pairing: Thanks to its magnificent balance between unctuousness and vibrant mountain acidity, the Chardonnay Vineyard Collection is an extremely gastronomic label. It pairs superbly with fine white fish baked or butter-cooked (such as sole or sea bream), asparagus and seafood risottos, and creamy pastas with shrimp or smoked salmon. It perfectly accompanies white meats such as organic chicken breast stuffed with soft cheeses or veal blanquette. It is the ideal partner for soft or semi-cured cheese boards (such as Brie, Camembert, or Gruyère). In avant-garde cuisine, it creates impeccable harmonies with scallop ceviches, grilled fish with citrus dressings, and gourmet battered seafood tacos.

Suggested Moments:

• The Gift of Distinction for Oenophiles and Aesthetes: Gifting this bottle demonstrates respect for the recipient's taste and refined knowledge of the new direction of great Argentine whites. A guaranteed success with sommeliers or lovers of limited-production author wines.
• Exclusive Summer and Luxury Sunsets: Served chilled on a fine terrace or garden, its extraordinary citrus freshness and mineral tension provide a sophisticated and pleasant long drink while watching the sunset with premium snacks.
• Selected Special Celebration: The ideal choice to commemorate professional promotions, significant anniversaries, important birthdays, or personal milestones by toasting with a white wine of enormous finesse and class.

At what optimal temperature is Las Estelas Vineyard Collection Chardonnay recommended to be served?

To allow its refined mineral and fruity aromatic range to fully express itself without losing its vibrant mountain freshness or numbing the palate with its silky volume, it is advisable to serve it at an ideal range of 9°C to 11°C. Avoid over-chilling it in freezers so as not to overshadow the complex notes of the wood.

Does this white wine from Las Estelas have aging potential in the bottle?

Yes, absolutely. Thanks to the impeccable balance between its solid natural acidic structure granted by the cold of El Cepillo and the protection of working with fine lees, this Chardonnay has a magnificent evolutionary capacity. Stored under optimal light and constant temperature conditions, it will gain mineral complexity and honeyed hints over the next 3 to 5 years.

What type of barrels are used in the production process of this Chardonnay?

Estela Perinetti uses a very measured partial aging in second and third-use French oak barrels. The purpose is not to mask the grape with heavy wood notes, but to allow gentle micro-oxygenation that stabilizes the wine, provides glyceric volume on the palate, and adds fine touches of hazelnuts and sweet spices as a complement.

Is this a traditional woody profile Chardonnay or a modern fresh profile?

It is a Chardonnay with a fully modern, high-mountain profile. Although it possesses a subtle volume and roundness on the palate due to its vinification on lees and careful wood aging, the label is defined by the cold identity of El Cepillo, which means that crisp tension, citrus freshness, and a persistent calcareous mineral backbone predominate.