Merlot
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, grilled lamb chops, mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Nieto Senetiner's Merlot is a beautiful testament to Mendoza's diverse viticultural capabilities beyond its famous Malbec. Sourced from selected vineyards in Luján de Cuyo, where the high altitude brings intense sunlight and cool mountain nights, this wine captures the softer, more velvety side of Argentine reds. The estate's historic clay and loam soils provide an ideal home for Merlot, allowing it to develop lush plum and spice notes while retaining a vibrant, balanced acidity. Traditionally fermented and gently aged in oak, this wine reflects the winery's century-old heritage of crafting elegant, approachable, and structurally sound wines that bridge Old World restraint with New World fruit intensity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1888 by Italian immigrants in Vistalba, Bodega Nieto Senetiner stands as one of the historic pillars of Luján de Cuyo viticulture. Acquired by the Nieto and Senetiner families in 1969 and integrated into Molinos Río de la Plata in 1998, the estate commands prime holdings across Vistalba and Agrelo, including Finca Villa Blanca and Finca Las Tortugas. Situated between 950 and 1,150 meters above sea level against the Andean backdrop, the vineyards thrive on alluvial clay-loam and gravelly soils subjected to wide diurnal temperature shifts and intense high-altitude sunlight. Winemaker Santiago Mayorga crafts both classic reds and pristine, aromatic whites and rosés with modern precision. While globally acclaimed for benchmark Malbec and heritage Bonarda, the estate demonstrates deft mastery of aromatic and refreshing profiles through everyday and fruit-forward ranges such as Benjamín, Fran, and Emilia, preserving pure varietal expression, vibrant natural acidity, and refined balance across Torrontés, Moscatel de Alejandría, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%