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Bodegas Flechas de los Andes
Flechas de Los Andes is the result of an alliance between Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and Monsieur Laurent Dassault, reflecting the fulfilment of their quest to find a great terroir at the base of the Andes. Located 120 kilometers south of Mendoza, near the village of Vista Flores, the Flechas de Los Andes estate now occupies more than 100 hectares in the Andes foothills. First planted in 1999, the Malbec grapes thrive on ...Read more
Flechas de Los Andes is the result of an alliance between Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and Monsieur Laurent Dassault, reflecting the fulfilment of their quest to find a great terroir at the base of the Andes. Located 120 kilometers south of Mendoza, near the village of Vista Flores, the Flechas de Los Andes estate now occupies more than 100 hectares in the Andes foothills. First planted in 1999, the Malbec grapes thrive on these ideal plots of rocks, granite pebbles, and alluvial gravels perched at 1,100 meters above sea level. They are joined by plots of Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. The hot, dry climate is characterized as semi-arid continental and features pronounced temperature fluctuations between day and night and across seasons. These mid-altitude conditions are highly conducive to the ripening of black grapes and, more particularly, of Malbec. Read less