Stella Crinita

Stella Crinita is a husband and wife team, a family project born out of their love for natural wines.

Joanna has a background in sustainable environmental management and Ernesto as 4th generation wine producer. These wines are made by hand using grapes from selected parcels grown in their biodynamic farm in Vista Flores in the Uco valley, located at 1100 masl, right at the foot of the Andes mountains. Here, the vines grow in symbiosis with the wild flora, fauna and fungi; its loamy clay soils with deep buried river stones, nourished and nurtured by the always shining Mendocinian sun, compost and pristine Andes water are blessed by cool nights to produce honest, beautiful wines. We only use native yeast and no chemicals nor sulfites added to our land or wines.

Information

Domain Name:
Stella Crinita
Winemaker's Name:
Joanna Foster & Ernesto Catena
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Mendoza
Appellations:
Doc verdicchio castelli di jesi, Mendoza
Farming:
Organic / Biodynamic (Demeter)
Plough horse:
yes
Grape varieties:
Viognier, Syrah, Petit verdot, Criolla grande, Cabernet franc, Malbec, Malbec -, Barbera/petit verdot, Barbera, Chardonnay viognier, Semillon / viognier, Chardonnay