{"title":"WTF + Casa de Uco","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 1,250 meters above sea level in Mendoza's Los Chacayes geographical indication, Casa de Uco operates as one of the most visibly committed organic producers in Argentina's Uco Valley. The estate stretches across 320 hectares, with 20 hectares under certified organic production, surrounded by the Andean foothills and their extreme diurnal temperature swings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasa de Uco was founded by the Buenos Aires-based Tonconogy family and opened its doors as a wine resort and winery in 2014. From the beginning, the project was conceived around terroir-driven winemaking in one of Mendoza's most prestigious new appellations. Head enologist Gustavo Bauzá, passionate about sustainable and organic viticulture, oversees production. Italian consultant Alberto Antonini brings decades of international winemaking experience to the property's wines and private vineyard program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/wtf-casa-de-uco\"\u003eWTF + Casa de Uco producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wtf-malbec-casa-de-uco-mendoza-argentina-natural-wine","title":"WTF + Casa de Uco WTF Malbec 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eWTF Malbec 2015 is 100% Malbec from the Los Chacayes GI in the Tunuyán district of the Uco Valley, Mendoza. The vines sit at 1,250 meters above sea level on alluvial soils with chalky topsoil over loamy clay — a profile typical of the Arroyo Grande River fan deposits that define this sub-appellation. The semi-desert climate delivers around 330 days of sun per year with significant diurnal temperature swings, which preserve natural acidity and deepen color in the grapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes were hand-harvested into small bins and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks, a significant portion going in as whole bunches. After pressing, approximately 85% of the wine aged for six months in concrete pools and the remaining 15% rested in fourth-use oak barrels — vessels with virtually no flavor-extractive capacity, used purely for slow micro-oxygenation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine was bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites. The color is intense violet-red with dark tones. On the nose, expect black fruits — blackberry, ripe plum — with a mineral undercurrent of wet stones. The palate is medium-bodied with well-balanced acidity and fine, approachable tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWTF (Wednesday Thursday Friday) is a natural wine label created by a group of young enthusiasts based in New York City who partnered with Casa de Uco to produce this bottling. Casa de Uco is a family-owned estate operated by the Tonconogy family on an 800-acre property within the Los Chacayes GI, with winemaking overseen by winemaker Gustavo Bauzá and consulting winemaker Alberto Antonini.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WTF + Casa de Uco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31910082183261,"sku":"WTFMALB15C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/wed-thu-fri-malbec-mendoza-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1626237763"},{"product_id":"wtf-torrontes-casa-de-uco-mendoza-argentina-natural-wine","title":"WTF + Casa de Uco WTF Torrontes 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eWTF Torrontes 2017 is 100% Torrontes sourced from GI Los Chacayes in the Tunuyán department of the Uco Valley, Mendoza. The vines grow on alluvial soils with chalky topsoil and loamy clay subsoil at 1,250 meters above sea level, where a semi-desert climate delivers roughly 330 days of sun per year alongside significant diurnal temperature swings that preserve natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested into small bins and pressed to separate juice from skins before the must goes into fourth-use oak barrels for spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. The oak at this age contributes negligible flavor, functioning mainly as a porous vessel. The wine is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasa de Uco is the vineyard partner, farming under certified organic practices — no chemical pesticides, compost-only fertilization, double Guyot pruning, and rigorous parcel-by-parcel selection based on soil type. WTF (Wednesday Thursday Friday) is a New York City-based group of natural wine enthusiasts who collaborated with Casa de Uco to produce this wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorrontes is a crossing of Muscat of Alexandria and Criolla Chica, native to Argentina, and delivers intensely aromatic whites with floral, citrus, and stone fruit character. At high altitude, the variety retains the acidity needed to keep that aromatics in balance rather than tipping into heaviness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WTF + Casa de Uco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31910178979933,"sku":"WTFTORR17C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/wed-thu-fri-torrontes-mendoza-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1626237767"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/wtf-casa-de-uco.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}