2025 Matías Riccitelli ‘Kung Fu’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Baja Perched above the Freestone Valley

Perched above the Freestone Valley sits the Zephyr vineyard smack in the bullseye of the coastal influences flowing between the Bodega Headlands and the Sebastopol Hills

with whom he worked in the family farm and vineyards

It means “Under the village”

no sulfur or sugar added (sans soufre

At the time

2025 Matías Riccitelli ‘Kung Fu’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina Baja Perched above the Freestone ValleyMalbec looms over perceptions of Argentinian wine along with an overripe, overextracted profile. But Matas makes an astonishingly fresh version, working with fruit grown at 1,400m altitude and the same pH seeking winemaking as the first two wines. Its the peak example of his minimal movement infusion style (again, 8 months of skin contact with 50% whole bunches): every time a wine is moved, the skins are disturbed and extracted. Simply letting the