Cara Sucia Cepas Tradicionales
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sausages, charcuterie boards, simple pasta with tomato sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Cara Sucia' (meaning 'dirty face') line is a nostalgic tribute by Hector and Pablo Durigutti to their childhood in Rivadavia, East Mendoza, where they would play in the dusty vineyards until their faces were covered in soil. Historically, East Mendoza was associated with high-yield bulk wine production, but the brothers sought to redeem the region's reputation by working with old-vine traditional varieties. The Cepas Tradicionales is a field blend crafted from co-fermented heritage grapes using minimal-intervention techniques. Fermented with native yeasts in concrete vats without oak aging, this wine captures the rustic, vibrant, and honest spirit of classic Argentine table wines, offering a juicy profile packed with bright red fruit and wild herbs.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2002 by brothers and winemakers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti, Durigutti Family Winemakers is rooted in the historic terroir of Las Compuertas in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. Guided by a philosophy of minimal intervention and deep respect for agricultural heritage, the estate crafts terroir-driven wines using native yeasts, gentle extraction, and maturation vessels such as concrete eggs. While deeply committed to revitalizing centenarian vineyards in Mendoza, the brothers also champion diverse regional expressions sourced from high-altitude terroirs across Argentina, ranging from the northern valleys to Patagonia. Durigutti is internationally acclaimed for its expressive, finely structured interpretations of Malbec, Bonarda, and Cabernet Franc, alongside premium flagship bottlings under the Familia Durigutti and Gran Reserva lines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Barbera, Sangiovese, Syrah, Bonarda, Cardinale, Bequignol