2025 Matías Riccitelli ‘Kung Fu’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Joiseph From 70-year-old vines planted in

From 70-year-old vines planted in blue marl

ranging 800-900 meters

into a winery or ‘Kanava”

yet parts of it are also tucked into a side-valley of sorts and the wines benefit from the cool breezes that slide down the valley

2025 Matías Riccitelli ‘Kung Fu’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Joiseph From 70-year-old vines planted inMalbec looms over perceptions of Argentinian wine along with an overripe, overextracted profile. But Matas makes an astonishingly fresh version, working with fruit grown at 1,400m altitude and the same pH seeking winemaking as the first two wines. Its the peak example of his minimal movement infusion style (again, 8 months of skin contact with 50% whole bunches): every time a wine is moved, the skins are disturbed and extracted. Simply letting the