El Porvenir
Cafayate, Calchaqui Valley, Salta
El Porvenir was founded within the Calchaqui Valley in the town of Cafayate by the Romero-Marcuzzi family in 2000. They established their first winery in the late 1970’s in Tolombón, just a few miles from the town of Cafayate. They have always been an integral part of the Cafayate community and continually strive to maintain El Porvenir reputation as one of the benchmark wineries of the Salta. Similarly, the family maintains the legacy of their ancestors by incorporating historic methodologies into the current winemaking and viticulture practices. The winery is currently run by Lucia Romero-Marcuzzi, the granddaughter of Roberto, the founder of El Porvenir de Cafayate.
The family’s holdings currently span four different vineyards within the Calchaqui Valley all of which are located close to the town of Cafayate. The oldest vines were planted approximately 65 years ago and each parcel is primarily composed of sandy soils with elevations ranging from 5400 to 6200 feet above sea level. All grapes are hand harvested and they farm Tannat, Torrontes, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah along with some small plots of additional varietals. The gravity fed winery and cellar is housed within a handmade adobe structure in downtown Cafayate.
Wines
Amauta Absoluto Torrontes
This sustainably farmed, single vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand harvested Torrontes from the Calchaqui Valley, Salta. This fruit driven wine is bursting with white flowers and orange peel with notes of lemon zest and an underlying zip of salinity. This wine is far more balanced than most Torrontes with a solid backbone of acidity.
Amauta Absoluto Tannat
Cafayate Valley
This sustainably farmed, single vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand harvested Tannat from the Calchaqui Valley, Salta. This fruit driven wine shows raspberry and plum with notes of rose petal and white pepper on the nose. Extremely soft and smooth tannins for Tannat lead the fruit to a soft and velvety finish.
Amauta Absoluto Cabernet Sauvignon
Cafayate Valley
This sustainably farmed, single vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand harvested Cabernet Sauvignon from the Calchaqui Valley, Salta. This fruit driven wine shows notes of black cherry, cassis, and plum with a hint of black licorice on the nose. Good structure and solid tannin with touches of black olive and cedar on the finish.
Amauta Absoluto Malbec
Cafayate Valley
This sustainably farmed, single vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand harvested Malbec from the Calchaqui Valley, Salta. This fruit driven wine shows notes of blackberry and blueberry with light baking spices on the nose. A hint of cigar tobacco and milk chocolate lead to a fresh and lifted finish. This is like a dark berry fruit roll up in a glass!
