Manos Negras

Spent the last 13 years as Wine Education Director for Bodega Catena Zapata. He travelled the world preaching the gospel of the unique character of Argentine Wines. Alejandro Sejanovich was Vineyard director for Bodega Caetna Zapata for 15 years. He pioneered high altitude vineyard planting and conducted ground breaking research on Mendoza Malbec c... lones. Jorge Crotta was born and raised in Mendoza. He graduated with honors from the National University of Cuyo, the most important business school in Mendoza. He started his professional career in Bodega Salentein where he worked for 3 years, and the next 7 years at Catena Zapata developing the international business. In 2013, he joined the projects of Alejandro Sejanovich and Jeff Mausbach to become a partner in the management and winemaking team. Artesano is born in the heart of Paraje Altamira as a result of a cofermentation of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. A jigsaw that is solved by a right hand and a mind that focuses on the detail. A real craftsman in search of the purest ex pression of this special place. Old vines from Rio Negro, Patagonia Argentina, give birth to this wine. Elegance, freshness and delicacy that emerge sip after sip. A real craftsman in search of the purest ex pression of this unique place. Malbec is the undisputed signature grape from Argentina. The high altitude desert, in the southern Uco Valley, of Mendoza, provides ideal conditions for this once minor French blending grape to unfurl its strengths as nowhere else in the world. The bright sunny days give a deep blackish color and dark fruit flavors while the cool mountain nights produce violet aromas and a soft, supple texture. Torrontes is the signature white grape from Argentina. The high altitude and northerly latitude Cafayate in Salta provide the ideal conditions for this once minor Spanish grape to flourish as nowhere else in the world. The warm sunny days and cool mountain nights produce a wine of light yellow color, with explosive floral aromas, ...Read More