The magnificent quality of the wines from Gouguenheim belies somewhat the prosaic functionality of the winery itself. Rarely will you visit a more humble or down to earth source of excellence; there is no pomp here, no frills, and that’s probably one of the reasons the wines represent such amazing value for money – all of the company’s energies are channeled into winemaking, pure and simple. As you wander round the winery, good old, tried and tested basket presses are very much in evidence; a symbol of the simplicity that is key here, and of course those presses with their gentle action – in the right hands – make for the most divine ‘juice’. These wines are also 100% clean as the proverbial whistle and thoroughly modern in their flavour profiles, and there is plenty of varietal character to boot. Small wonder, then, that Gouguenheim is going great guns in the UK, our fastest growing range in fact.

Gouguenheim winery is set close to the foothills of the Andes in Tupungato, in the Uco Valley south of Mendoza city. This is a fantastic, late-ripening region so grapes can be left to ripen fully before harvest. Unique sandy soils and a day and night temperature difference of up to 35 degrees, and an average of 320 days sunshine each year, all converge to make these wines the wonders that they are. Oh, did we mention altitude? 1000+ M.A.S.L.

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