Finca Bella Vista
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 20 years from the vintage release, though it can easily cellar for a quarter-century in optimal conditions.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rosemary lamb chops, slow-braised beef short ribs.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Finca Bella Vista is a crown jewel in Achaval Ferrer's single-vineyard trilogy, sourced from an extraordinary ungrafted Malbec vineyard planted in 1910 in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo. Situated at 990 meters above sea level on the south bank of the Mendoza River, these centenarian vines dig deep into clay-loam soils layered over river stones. This unique terroir, combined with extremely low yields, coaxes out a remarkably elegant, aromatic, and feminine expression of Malbec. The wine is fermented in small cement tanks and aged for approximately 12 to 15 months in new French oak barrels, bottled without fining or filtration to preserve its pure, site-specific character. It stands as a testament to Argentina's pre-phylloxera viticultural heritage, offering a velvety texture and floral complexity that defines world-class Malbec.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1998 by Santiago Achával and Manuel Ferrer Minetti, alongside renowned Italian winemaker Roberto Cipresso, Achaval-Ferrer is a pioneering estate located in the Perdriel district of Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. The winery is celebrated for its unwavering dedication to preserving Argentina's viticultural heritage, focusing on centenarian, ungrafted vineyards that produce exceptionally low yields. Utilizing minimal intervention and aging in French oak barrels, Achaval-Ferrer crafts profound, terroir-driven red wines that showcase the diverse microclimates of Mendoza. Their portfolio is anchored by the critically acclaimed single-vineyard Malbec trilogy—Finca Altamira, Finca Bella Vista, and Finca Mirador—as well as Quimera, a meticulously structured Bordeaux-style blend.