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This is a special purchase that we made happen months ago (the secret was tough to keep). We are very excited to offer this first to AZ – and only available at Hidden Track Bottle Shop – offering of Stella Crinita wines from Argentina. Here is a bit more info on Stella Crinita –
Joanna Foster and her husband Ernesto Catena started to farm biodynamically in 2002 when they planted their vineyard in the Vista Flores subregion of Tunuyan in Argentina’s Uco Valley. Fifteen years later, Stella Crinita was
born. Joanna’s family is from Malaysia, India, and the UK. She was raised by her mother, whose life as an activist took her to Greece and South Asia. Ernesto Catena's family is a multigenerational winemaking family that is well
entrenched in Argentina. The couple met in 1995 when Joanna's social and environmental work brought her to Argentina. Together they became interested in natural winemaking in the early 2010s, which ultimately became a driving passion for the couple.
All fermentation is spontaneous, using nothing more than the native yeasts present in the harvest. No additives or invasive procedures are used in vinification and no SO2 is added at any stage. The winery is all estate and they do not fine or filter any of the wines. The vineyard has been Demeter certified Biodynamic since 2012 and production remains extremely small.
Stella Crinita Omaggio Viognier Pet Nat
Origin: Argentina, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Vista Flores
Varietal: Viognier
Elaboration: Biodynamic sourced, Pet Nat (naturally occurring sparkling), unfiltered
Other: 343 cases made
Stella Crinita Barbera
Origin: Argentina, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Vista Flores
Varietal: Barbera
Elaboration: Biodynamic sourced, wild yeast ferment, 50% concrete egg, 50% ferment in 2nd use French oak for 14 months, unfiltered, unfined
Other: Case production 375 cases
Stella Crinita Petit Verdot
Origin: Argentina, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Vista Flores
Varietal: Petit Verdot
Elaboration: Biodynamic sourced, wild yeast ferment, 70% concrete egg, 30% 2nd use French oak for 14 months, unfiltered, unfined
Other: Case production 490 cases
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