, Bodegas Bianchi: Honouring a legacy through continuous improvement

Bodegas Bianchi’s Valle de Uco vineyards

As it celebrates its 96th vintage, Bodegas Bianchi can look back on almost a century of excellence in Argentinian viticulture. Seeking to reflect the diverse terroirs of the Uco Valley and San Rafael in Mendoza, the winery relies on the experience of the Bianchi family, the skill of its winemaking team, and the vision of the new generation.

Paying tribute to a precious heritage

Since 2017, Bodegas Bianchi’s finest wines have been made at the Enzo Bianchi winery in Los Chacayes, Uco Valley. These include two iconic wines named, like the winery itself, in honour of the company’s winemaker and figurehead of over 50 years.

Bodegas Bianchi: Honouring a legacy through continuous improvement

The Enzo Bianchi winery in Los Chacayes

The Enzo Bianchi Gran Corte, which saw its first vintage in 1994, is a complex, structured Bordeaux blend from the Finca Asti vineyard in San Raphael, while the more recent Enzo Bianchi Gran Malbec is a single-vineyard expression from Los Chacayes. Completing the portfolio of tribute wines, the María Carmen Chardonnay is dedicated to Don Enzo’s lifelong companion.

Looking to the future

In 2021, the winery launched the Bianchi IV Generación range, developed by the latest generation of the Bianchi-Stradella family, who have winemaking innovation in their DNA. The terroir of Los Chacayes was minutely studied so as to understand the individual characteristics of each block. The result of this work, Bianchi IV Generación Selected Blocks, is an exceptional blend of

This Article was originally published on Decanter

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