Finca La Anita Syrah 2019 75cl

Coming from the oldest vines on the estate, these 85 year old Syrah grapevines produce excellent quality grapes that have richly concentrated fruit flavours and deeply coloured skins.

The vineyard is situated at a high altitude of 900m above sea level which helps temper the hotter temperatures and retains vibrant acidity and structure in the wines.

The wine sees 12 months in first and second-use French and American oak barrels prior to bottling.

A great wine to be appreciated as it is, but a delicious match with spicy meat dishes, game or anything with lots of mushrooms.

Finca La Anita was purchased in the 1990s by chemical engineer Manuel Mas who was spending time travelling around Europe, where he became more and more inspired by the continent's wine culture. Having visited many smaller wineries in Italy, he decided on his return to plant vines in the then unheralded region of Alto Agrelo in Mendoza.

Finca La Anita, named after his mother, was to be the first vineyard in the area dedicated to premium wines rather than mass-produced bulk wines. Over the next 20 years, Mas established Finca La Anita on the domestic and international stage before finally stepping down to enjoy his retirement with his family.

Since 2016, Origin WIne has been the custodian of this precious site, further honing the quality of its wines. Today, the vineyard covers 72 hectares, a combination of high-altitude (1,000mt) plantings of largely Bordeaux varieties served by the ideal combination of rich soils and the natural water stream of the Andes Mountains.