MAURICIO LORCA, VISTAFLORES, UCO VALLEY, MENDOZA
Mauricio Lorca’s wines display an elegance and lightness of touch that we believe to be virtually unrivalled in South America. His winemaking talents have been much in demand for a number of years and he is consultant winemaker at several other wineries but, more recently, he has founded his own winery and it is here that he expresses his own vision. Elsewhere he is able to help wineries create a vinous statement that is entirely their own because of his ability to understand their particularities of grape and soil; here he is at liberty to explore the corridors of his own instincts and experiment at will, with very impressive results.
One area for which Mauricio is becoming well known and that is evidenced through his wines is the use (or not) of oak. All of the wines in his Opalo range are completely unoaked and they are simply, intuitively created as thoroughbred exponents of the grape variety in question. The Poetico wines, on the other hand, use oak of various types to varying degrees and the results are equally spectacular, just different!
“Mauricio Lorca - chief winemaker at Enrique Foster and formerly of Chilean-owned giant Finca La Celia, Catena, and Luigi Bosca - creates his own wines using grapes from his high-altitude vineyards in Vistaflores, Uco Valley. Young and highly talented, Lorca is one of the few Argentine winemakers who believes that the true fruit and terroir of a wine should be allowed to shine through.”
Jay Miller, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, December 2008
www.mauriciolorca.com
Fantasia Torrontés 2009
This is just amazing. For those dissenting voices who can’t see beyond Salta for great Torrontés, think aga...
Fantasia Malbec 2008/9
Probably the best young Malbec we have ever tasted for the money! 30% sees oak, 70% is what winemaker Mauricio Lorca cal...
Opalo Malbec 2007
This is about as hard core as you can get if your desire is to get right to the heart of the Malbec matter – no oa...
Opalo Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Deep garnet red, big chunks of fleshy black fruit flavour on the palate, preceded by a deliciously savoury nose with li...
Poetico Viognier 2009
Yet more evidence that Argentina can produce great white wines as well as awesome reds. This limited production wine off...
Gran Poetico Petit Verdot 2006
Blockbuster would be the wrong word, because that’s not what Mauricio Lorca’s wines are about, but nonethele...
Poetico Syrah 2006/7
Big, earthy, spicy and rich on the nose with notes of allspice and sweet, dense fruit cake; the palate delivers superb b...
Fantasia Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
The fruit purity is sublime, utterly capturing the essence of good Cab Sauv. This wine is sensitively crafted, almost un...
Gran Opalo Unoaked Blend 2007
“Unoaked, with 30% Syrah added to Bordeaux grapes. Smooth, pure berry fruit with enough natural tannins not to nee...
Tematico Syrah 2009
This packs a mighty punch given its humble price tag; it’s rammed full of dark, concentrated damson and cherry-sty...
Malbrontes Malbec Torrontés 2009
And now for a little bit of history in the making – a World Premiere, no less! Yes, we believe this to be the firs...
Tematico Torrontés 2009
Torrontés can be a tricky grape; poor vinification can easily lead to flabby wines that lack crispness and defini...
NEW! Fantasia Blanc de Blancs Brut NV
Dry, zesty and refreshing with delicious green apple character and just a touch of the tropical on the nose; and nice sh...