Walter Bressia of Bodega Bressia fully embraces his ancestral roots, keeping their family values and personal dedication to all of their high quality wine grapes. Their goal is to create a range of ‘exclusive, emblematic and transcendental wines’. With this in mind, wherever possible they reduce the need for human interference, utilize the exceptional terrior in Mendoza. Bodega Bressia itself is a young, up and coming enterprise in comparison to some of it’s neighbours, however already operates in domestic and international markets despite setting up in 2003. They promote a heterogeneous range of Argentine wines, where every bottle is unique and symbolizes a much more personal style.
Traditional wine making methods are used throughout. Their sparkling wine is made with the champenoise method so will have an older vintage style. Unlike a lot of New World wineries that have adopted the charmat method to satisfy a wider audience. They also make a Grappa, ’Grappa Bressia Dal Cuore’ using distillation from noble varieties, creating a stately liquor that incorporates fruit in the nose with fresh yet smooth qualities in the mouth.
Bodega Bressia has eight main wines, four blends and four 100% varietals. 100% varietals consist of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Chardonnay. The blends combine a number of varietals to achieve certain styles that reflect their ideals. Bressia Ultima Hoja, last leaves to project the aesthetic of a ‘profound and unforgettable’ experience, the last thought on your mind if you will. Bressia Conjuro combines Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the Tupungato Valley in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, aged for over three and a half years in American and French oak and in the bottle. Bressia Profundo, envelopes together Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah aged for under two years and is meant to define the ‘era of the “Assemblages”’. Finally the Lagrima Canela, is meant to represent their most intimate ideals of ‘pleasure and hypnotism to delirium’, very bold statements that you will have to decide if correct for yourself!
The Bressia wines are expensive but for those who like that style might be worth it. You will not find them at many wine tastings in Buenos Aires, but will find them at plenty of wine shops like Lo de Joaquin Alberdi, Winery, Tonel Privado and Ligier.
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