List of products by brand Diamandes
In 2005, the Bonnie family, owners of the renowned Château Malartic-Lagravière (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) and the Château Gazin Rocquencourt (Pessac- Léognan) decided to leave France to discover new wine horizons. It all started with the acquisition, together with its partners, of a 130-hectare block, located in the heart of the Uco Valley, south of Mendoza. The DiamAndes winery was born there, as well as a co-producer of the prestigious Clos de los Siete. Its facilities, whose architecture blends with the wonderful Andean landscapes, allow the production of wines in exceptional conditions since the 2007 vintage.
The name DiamAndes arose as a play on words between “Diamante” and “Andes” (the mountain range that gives it its framework). The name was the idea of Alfred-Alexandre Bonnie and came up one day while enjoying a barbecue in the Laguna del Diamante - Mendoza. The reflection of the Maipo volcano on the lagoon made Alfred-Alexandre relate the two names.
Next to the Andean mountain range, at an altitude of 1100 m, the DiamAndes Winery has an ideal terroir: a temperate climate due to the altitude, sandy-clay soils with numerous boulders that allow the expression of the great Malbecs, the Argentine king varietal.
The Bonnie's then embarked on large works: 100 ha are progressively planted and the construction of the winery is completed at the end of 2009. Everything is taken care of to optimize quality at all levels: manual harvests, refrigeration in a cold chamber followed by of a double manual selection, concept of total gravity (from the harvest to the bottle), vinification in small insulated thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks with double walls, unique in South America!
MoreThe winery was built by the Mendoza architects Mario Yanzón and Eliana Bórmida. One of the guiding concepts of the project is to value the fundamental relationship that exists between wine and nature. Sharing the philosophy of its owners, the construction of the winery was carried out under the premise of respect for nature and harmony with the environment. In order to produce optimally, numerous works were carried out in the area. Among them, a 4 km underground power line in order to preserve the beauty of the landscape.
One of the guiding concepts of the project is to value the fundamental relationship that exists between wine and nature. That is why we have worked integrally with the Andean architecture and landscape, creating unpublished routes and designs, adapted to the place in its scale, shape and materials. The layout of the plant is pure, linear, with the reception of the harvest and selection of grapes at one end and the dispatch area of the finished product at the other. The fermentation, conservation and storage warehouses are buried at different levels in the ground, responding to the modern system of production by gravity and the search for natural thermal insulation.
The winery is also designed to receive visitors, in order to provide them with a unique experience, to better understand the product and carry out tastings in the place of origin. Bodega DiamAndes was the winner with a gold medal of the international award in the category "Architecture, parks and gardens ”of the“ Best Of Wine Tourism 2011 ”contest, organized by the global Great Wine Capitals network.
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