June 5, 2026
Winter pruning underway and the snowpack on the Cordón del Plata is the deepest in four years. That snow is our water all summer — a heavy winter up there means an easy season down here.
2026 Vintage
Uco Valley Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
Varietals
Malbec · Cabernet Franc
Winemaker
Revealed on enrollment
Enrollment
80 of 200 spots filled
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
A Uco Valley estate at 1,150 meters — 19 hectares of altitude Malbec with a parcel of Cabernet Franc on the cooler upper terrace, raised in concrete egg and neutral oak. The winemaker's name is shared with the Crew on enrollment; until then the platform stands behind the data, the track record, and the samples.
The history.
The first Malbec was planted here in 1968, when nobody believed the Uco Valley could ripen fruit — too high, too cold, too far from the city. The old massal-selection vines on the home block are still our best. We rebuilt the irrigation canals from the snowmelt channels in 2015.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“Up at 1,150 meters the diurnal swing is enormous — 35°C by day, single digits at night. That's what keeps the color and the acid. We irrigate off Andes snowmelt through the canals, and this winter's snowpack was good, so water won't be tight this season.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
I want altitude Malbec, not the old jammy stuff. Concrete egg for the bulk to keep the fruit pure, a little neutral oak for texture, never new barrels. The Cabernet Franc is there to add lift and a green-herb edge — it keeps the Malbec from getting heavy.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
November 2026
Flowering
Southern hemisphere — spring set under the Andes.
January 2027
Verijuice ships
Green Malbec juice — high-acid, deep violet.
Late March 2027
Pick expected
Cool nights hold the fruit; date confirmed 48 hours out.
June 2027
Post-ferment sample
Young Malbec straight from the concrete egg.
October 2027
First barrel sample
From neutral oak, on the way to bottle.
January 2028
Blend trial
Crew votes how much Cabernet Franc lift to carry.
April 2028
Bottling
Light filtration, unfined.
July 2028
Wine arrives
Uco Valley Malbec, 2026.
November 2026
Flowering
Southern hemisphere — spring set under the Andes.
January 2027
Verijuice ships
Green Malbec juice — high-acid, deep violet.
Late March 2027
Pick expected
Cool nights hold the fruit; date confirmed 48 hours out.
June 2027
Post-ferment sample
Young Malbec straight from the concrete egg.
October 2027
First barrel sample
From neutral oak, on the way to bottle.
January 2028
Blend trial
Crew votes how much Cabernet Franc lift to carry.
April 2028
Bottling
Light filtration, unfined.
July 2028
Wine arrives
Uco Valley Malbec, 2026.
Meet the current Crew
16
members
13
cities
7
countries represented
6 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Uco Valley Malbec
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$36 / vine
From $180 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
120 vines left
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
May 20, 2026
Cleaned and re-lined the irrigation canals before they freeze. Every spring the meltwater runs through these channels exactly the way it ran sixty years ago. Nothing about that has changed.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.