Antucura

Some call it a rebirth, others a revolution; whatever the term, Gerado Cartellone and Anne-Caroline Biancheri epitomize the new face and taste of Argentine winemaking. A South American industrialist with diverse holdings in agro-business, energy supply and construction, Gerado’s heart has stayed with the vineyards established by his grandfather in the early 1900s. Anne-Caroline, a highly successful publisher in her native France, shares the passion. Together they developed Antucurá, a 300-acre vineyard and winery in the Vista Flores area of Mendoza’s Uco valley. In collaboration with Michelle Rolland, the famous “flying winemaker”, they have pursued a common goal: to create the first, truly ultra-premium wine with an Argentine profile and identity.

 It is the first Merlot from Michel Rolland in Argentina. The plantings of Merlot were brought from Pomerol, and bought from the same nursery where Petrus buys its plantings—Duvigneau & Fils, in Bordeaux.

Antucurá means “Sun Stone” in old Mapudungun language, the language used by the Pehunenches, the first inhabitants of the area where the Antucurá winery stands today. The owners chose that name for their winery and vineyards because the grapes grow and develop naturally between the stones and rocks, and uses ancient viniculture traditions and new vinification technologies.