The RGMX Estate
- Founded - 1998 by the Rivero Gonzales family
- Winery Location - Valle de Parras, Coahuila Mexico
- Region and grape source: RGMX uses grapes only from estate vineyards planted in the state of Coahuila in Valle de Parras.
- Vineyard location, elevation and grape varieties: Estate vineyards in Valle de Parras - One of Mexico's original wine regions planted back as far as the early 1500s, the estate's vineyards are planted at an elevation of 5,000 ft on soils of mixed clay sand and silt. Total land under vine is 135 acres. The vineyards are managed organically without the use of herbicides or pesticides. The vineyards were planted in separate plots based on variety variations in microclimate and soil profile. Varietals planted include: Chardonnay, Palomino, Chenin Blanc, Muscatel, Riesling, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec.
- Winemaker: Matias Utrero Carmona (native to Argentina, now lives in Mexico)
- Other notes:
The focus of this estate is low intervention winemaking from organically farmed vineyards that respect and support the integrity of the ecosystem.
The RG of RGMX refers to the Rivero Gonzales family, which has long been associated with agriculture in the region where they have been producing premium quality organic nuts for generations.
The production is focused on 3 lines of wines - Vinos de Tierra (fully natural, clay amphora), RGMX (fully natural, oak barrels), Scielo (organic, organic certified yeast. Some barrel some stainless steel tanks)
Total Production: 20,800 cases (15 wines made though not all are available in the US)
2022 Vino de Tierra Tinto - RGMX
Tasting Notes and Drinking Window:
The most exciting wines we encounter take us on a sensory voyage we have never been on before. The best wines reveal a sense of a place that we weren’t even aware existed. Yet, beyond all of this they can utterly upend what we think is possible - express aromatics which seem beyond reason and deliver flavors not encountered side by side in the wild. That, in a nutshell is this wine, cabernet that completly redefines your sense of what this grape can deliver. Goodness gracious this is delicious.
110 cases made
Drinking window: Upon release - 6 years
Vintage:
2022
Blend:
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer:
RGMX
Winemaker:
Matias Utrero Carmona - (native to Argentina, now lives in Mexico)
Vineyards:
Valle de Parras, Coahulia MX - Planted 2014 in soils of sand, clay and slit at an elevation of 5,000ft. All estate vineyards are farmed organic with an emphsis on overall sustainibility and biodiversity. The vines for this wine comprise 2.5 acres of the 135 acres under vine.
Winemaking:
Harvest was carried out on August 11th by hand in the early morning to preserve freshness. Grapes were then hand selected and pressed into clay amphoras where the juice fermented for 25 days before being racked into a stainless tank to remove the lees then back into the amphora for 10 months. Fermentations were made with ambient yeast and the wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined.
Sulfites: 40 ppm at bottling
Farming:
Organic, sustainable
Alcohol:
13.2%
