Graffito Malbec 2019

Profile & Story

Graffito's deeply concentrated wines are named after the colour of "graphite." Winemaker Jimena Lopez left her corporate wine job to pursue her dream of making her own wine, and she now handles all aspects of Graffito from vine selection to the final blend with a precise attention to detail - she believes so deeply in her wine quality that she puts her fingerprint stamp of approval right on the label. She made her winemaking dream a reality when she came across an old-vine Malbec vineyard planted in 1908 in Alto Agrelo farmed by Don Pepe and his family; the balance and structure coming from these old vines are the pillars of Graffito. She also sources from family-owned vineyards in Los Arboles and Vistaflores in the Uco Valley. The Malbec is 100% Malbec from Alto Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza: 3,050 ft elevation, sandy loam soil with clay and silt, 2,600 plants/ha, vines averaging 35-40 years, yields 8 tons/ha, VSP trained and 100% hand picked; 14.6% alcohol (2021 release).