Domaine Bousquet Virgen Red Blend 2018

Made from 100% estate fruit grown at an altitude of 4,000 feet in the foothills of the Andes. High-altitude cool nights and sandy/gravel soils contribute to creating a pure expression of high elevation terroir, Virgen is a blend of 35% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc.

A 1990 vacation in Argentina was all it took. For third-generation winemaker Jean Bousquet, it was love at first sight. The object of the Frenchman’s desire: the Gualtallary Valley, a scenic, remote, arid terrain high in the Tupungato district of the Uco Valley in Argentina’s Mendoza region, close to the border with Chile. Here, where the condors fly and not a vine in sight, Bousquet discovered his dream terroir, an ideal location in which to nurture organically-grown wines.