Finca Mirador
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, slow-braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Finca Mirador is one of Achaval-Ferrer's legendary single-vineyard Malbecs, sourced from a centenarian vineyard planted in 1921 in the Medrano region of Mendoza. Unlike its sibling Finca Altamira, which thrives on stony soils, Mirador is defined by its heavy clay-loam soils and a slightly warmer microclimate. This unique terroir yields an incredibly dark, voluptuous, and structured Malbec. The ancient, ungrafted vines produce minuscule yields of highly concentrated fruit, which are fermented with minimal intervention and aged in 100% new French oak barrels. The result is a wine of profound depth, showcasing black fruit, graphite, and spice, representing a masterclass in Argentine terroir expression.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1998 by Santiago Achával, Manuel Ferrer, Roberto Cipresso, and Italian associates—and later acquired by Tenute del Mondo—Achaval Ferrer stands as an elite vanguard of Argentine viticulture. Operating from Perdriel in Luján de Cuyo, the estate is renowned for championing ancient, low-yielding, ungrafted bush and pergola vines across disparate micro-terroirs along the Mendoza River and into the high-altitude reaches of the Uco Valley. Viticulture is practiced sustainably, eschewing chemical saturation in favor of organic soil treatments, severe green harvesting, and flood-irrigated alluvial and volcanic stony soils. Cellar protocol prioritizes low-intervention handling: unforced natural fermentations in concrete vats without chilling or acidification, subtle aging in fine French oak, and bottling unfined and unfiltered. The estate's pinnacle expressions include the acclaimed Bordeaux blend Quimera and its legendary, site-specific single-vineyard Malbec trilogy: Finca Bella Vista, Finca Mirador, and Finca Altamira, noted for immense structural precision, freshness, and profound mineral depth.
🍇 Grapes
Malbec 100%
🍷 ABV
14.5%