Proyecto Las Compuertas Charbono
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, pasta with rich tomato rag!
✨ Technical Specifications
Proyecto Las Compuertas is a passionate initiative by brothers Hector and Pablo Durigutti to preserve the historic, threatened vineyards of Las Compuertas in Luj!n de Cuyo from urban development. This expression of Charbono (historically known as Bonarda or Douce Noir) is sourced from a small, high-altitude parcel planted on clay-loam soils. To honor the purity of the fruit and the heritage of the land, the wine is crafted with minimal intervention, utilizing native yeasts and aging exclusively in unlined concrete vats. This traditional approach coaxes out a vibrant, rustic yet incredibly elegant profile, celebrating the historical legacy of one of Argentina's unsung grape varieties.
🍾 About the Producer
Durigutti Family Winemakers was established in 2002 by winemaking brothers Héctor and Pablo Durigutti, who sought to champion Argentina's heritage terroirs through precise, artisanal winemaking. Their viticultural base centers on Finca Victoria in Las Compuertas, a historic high-altitude appellation within Luján de Cuyo perched above 1,000 meters along the Mendoza River. Here, ancient alluvial soils rich in silt, gravel, and limestone combine with intense Andean sunshine and marked diurnal shifts, creating optimal conditions for certified organic viticulture. Rejecting heavy-handed intervention, the Durigutti brothers emphasize spontaneous native yeast fermentations, concrete vats, ceramic amphorae, and judicious oak aging to preserve varietal clarity and site transparency. Their portfolio reflects an extraordinary stylistic breadth, anchored by the benchmark Proyecto Las Compuertas Malbec and the icon cuvée Esencia, alongside heritage recovery projects such as Cara Sucia and terroir-driven expressions from regional outposts across Mendoza and San Juan.
🍇 Grapes
Charbono
🍷 ABV
13%