Our Mission

We are committed to produce world-class quality wines applying both French and Argentine knowhow in the winemaking process. To achieve our goal, we have established our winery in the exceptional terroir of Tupungato, Valle de Uco, in Mendoza, which offers ideal weather conditions and allows us to produce high quality wines from organic grapes.

Map

Calle Los Arboles s/n (C.P. 5561) Tupungato, Mendoza, Argentina

History

• 1990- Jean Bousquet, 3rd generation winemaker from France started to travel around the world looking for vineyards with better weather conditions and grape quality.

• 1997- After long search around the world including Argentina, he chose to settle in Argentina. He was convinced that Argentina would be one of the best places to make one of the best wine in the world.

• 2002 was JB’s first harvest, which was rated 88 by the WS.

• 2005- JB become fully certified organic.

• 2008- JB is exporting more than one million bottles of premium wine to more than 30 countries worldwide and it is among top 25 wineries in Argentina in terms of exports.

The Vineyard and Tupungato

• The vineyard is situated on Andes mountains foothills where the vines are irrigated by a dipping system.

• Altitude: 1250 meters/4000 ft above sea level , big temperature difference between day and night.

• The vineyards are in Tupungato; 110 hectares and Maipu; 75 hectares it is hand harvested and treated with natural products only and it is certified organic.

• 2009 production was 1.5 million liters and 160,000 cases of 12 were exported.

• Currently Tupungato is one of the region of Argentines most recognized top quality wineries.

Points of Differentiation

• Terroir: The vineyard 110 hectares in Tupunagto is situated on Andes mountains foothills at an altitude: 1250 meters/4000 ft above sea level which has a big thermical aptitude, fresh air, and low rain fall and Maipu with 75 hectars of planted vines of 25 years old.

• Winemaking: We are committed to produce world-class quality wines applying both French and Argentine know-how in the winemaking process.

• Organic Viticulture: We believe that the healthier the vineyard, the better the fruit and of course the wine, in other words, by nourishing the land, and treating it with respect, we know that the land will give us back its finest fruits.

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