Demencial Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
The Demencial range by Finca Las Moras represents a daring viticultural experiment, embracing the madness of cultivating delicate Pinot Noir in the extreme, high-altitude desert of San Juan's Pedernal Valley. Situated at nearly 1,400 meters above sea level, these vineyards experience intense solar radiation paired with freezing mountain nights. This dramatic diurnal shift slows ripening, allowing the Pinot Noir grapes to develop deep aromatic complexity and retain a vibrant, electric acidity. Grown in rocky, limestone-rich soils, the wine is crafted to showcase the wild, untamed side of the valley. It undergoes a gentle fermentation and light aging in oak barrels, resulting in a wine that balances bright red fruit notes of wild strawberries and cherries with a distinct mineral backbone and earthy undertones.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1993 under the aegis of Grupo Peñaflor, Finca Las Moras emerged as a transformative force in the viticultural landscape of San Juan, Argentina. Taking its name from the mulberry trees (moras) framing its parcels, the estate encompasses over 1,100 hectares distributed across three distinct sub-regions: the warm alluvial Tulum Valley, intermediate Zonda Valley, and the high-altitude frontier of the Pedernal Valley, situated at 1,350 to 1,400 meters above sea level. In Pedernal, cooling Andean breezes, significant diurnal temperature variation, and calcareous, gravel-strewn soils yield fruit marked by brisk natural acidity and exceptional aromatic tension. Led viticulturally by long-tenured chief winemaker Eduardo Casademont, the estate balances wide commercial reach with artisanal experimentation. While renowned for pioneering premium Syrah and Malbec, Finca Las Moras crafts distinctive white wines ranging from crisp, high-elevation Black Label Sauvignon Blanc and organic Chardonnay to traditional Pedro Ximénez aged biologically under flor, such as Pedrito.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13%