La Consulta Orellana Escobar Malbec
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shanks, rosemary-infused venison
✨ Technical Specifications
The Terroir Series Finca Orellana (Escobar) is a testament to Trapiche's pioneering spirit of celebrating individual grape growers. Located in the prestigious La Consulta district of the Uco Valley, this single-vineyard Malbec is sourced from a historic plot tended by the Orellana family. Situated at an elevation of nearly 1,000 meters above sea level, the vineyard benefits from intense Andean sunlight and dramatic diurnal temperature swings. The soils here are a complex mix of sandy loam with underlying calcareous deposits, which imparts a distinctive mineral tension, structural depth, and intense floral and dark fruit complexity to the wine. Hand-harvested and meticulously sorted, the wine is aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels, resulting in a profound, velvety Malbec that beautifully reflects its unique high-altitude origin.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1883 by Tiburcio Benegas, Bodega Trapiche is one of Argentina's oldest, most revered, and internationally recognized wine producers, based in Maipú, Mendoza. Operating from a historic Florentine-style winery at the foothills of the Andes Mountains, the estate combines over a century of viticultural heritage with pioneering innovation and biodynamic practices. Renowned as a trailblazer of Argentine Malbec, Trapiche works with grower vineyards across premium microclimates to craft terroir-driven Single Vineyard selections, versatile Oak Cask varietals, and elegant white and sparkling wines that celebrate the diverse terroirs of Mendoza.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malbec
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.5%