Notes from Perdriel
Longer writing on the things that do not fit on a label: what grows on its own roots in Mendoza, what this particular piece of Luján de Cuyo does to Malbec, and what a vineyard planted in 1920 asks of the people who look after it.
What grows on its own roots (auf Englisch)
Most of the wine world grows on American rootstock. Luján de Cuyo mostly does not, and a vineyard planted in 1920 is the reason I had to learn why.
Flutbewässerung im Weinberg
Dreißig Kilometer Erdkanäle, ein turno pro Woche und Schmelzwasser aus viertausend Metern: warum dieser Weinberg nicht auf Tropfbewässerung umgestellt wird.
Why Perdriel makes different Malbec (auf Englisch)
Nine hundred and fifty metres, an old riverbed of stones under a metre of sand, and cold nights that arrive on schedule.
Farming a vineyard planted in 1920 (auf Englisch)
We took the trellising off, put the water back where it belonged, and pulled out nothing at all.
Descorchados 2026, and what it asks for (auf Englisch)
What South America's most read wine guide actually measures, and why Revelation of the Year is the one category you cannot lobby for.