2020 Domaine Nico 'Grand Mère' Pinot Noir Uco Valley

Villa Bastias is located in Tupungato within the Uco Valley. The vineyard is old and planted with Dijon Clones in 1993. The Grand Mère parcel gets more sun than the Grand Pere block, with generous and silky tannins. Winemaking is traditional and gentle for these delicate wines. Yields are extrememly low in both sites due to the age of the vineyard.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Sliced mushrooms, cranberries, sour cherries, lemons, dried flowers and oyster shells on the nose. Medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant with tight, seamless tannins. Salty, mineral undertones. Serious pinot. Best after 2024."


Tim Atkin - "Part of an impressive line-up of Pinot Noirs from Roy Urvieta, this pale, delicate red comes from Villa Bastías at 1,120 metres. Fermented with 8% whole bunches and aged in 15% new wood, it’s scented, sappy and well-balanced, with pomegranate and wild strawberry fruit and deftly judged tannins."


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The 2020 Grand Mère Pinot Noir is a single-vineyard Pinot Noir from vines planted in the Domingo Vineyard, which is cooler than the one used for Grand Père, at 1,120 meters in altitude in Villa Bastías in Tupungato by the river. The Domingo Vineyard has a lot of stones, but the warmth is compensated by a southern exposure. The wine has moderate ripeness and alcohol, 13.5%, and a delicate profile, but it shows the effect of the warmer year. The oaking is neat, but the imprint of the year in Pinot is quite high; it's quite transparent, also with the soils. It has a varietal profile, clean and harmonious, with spicy flavors and fine tannins. Best after 2022."