The Buenos Aires Province has become a producer of premium wines during the first decade of the 21st century. Vineyards are located at the southern part of the province, specially around Medanos (40 km from Bahia Blanca on Ruta Nacional 22). The activity was pioneered in lands previously dedicated to garlic and pastures by Al Este Bodega y Vinedos.
The name of the company "Al Este" means, _gto the East_h and is reflective of the fact that its wines come from a new wine producing area in Argentina, east of all traditional vineyard growing areas which are located in the Andes.
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The vineyard and winery with state of the art infrastructure and technology including the wine cellar where wines are aged in French and American oak.
Al Este Bodega y Vinedos offers high quality wines including Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tannat, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc under the Al Este and Terrasabbia brands.
The terroir
The Medanos terroir has unique conditions ideal for quality vineyards. The soil is very rich, and given its latitude (around parallel 39o South, where the Pampa region and Patagonia converge) vineyards receive long hours of sun light, which result in grapes with high sugar contents. Windy springs help develop thicker skins that contribute to the intense color of these wines.