The Gimenez Family arrived in Argentina in the 19th century, when Don Francisco Gimenez Puerta, decided to move from Andalusia, a fertile region of wine and olive plantations in Spain. Don Pedro Gimenez planted his first argentine vineyard, during the 40’s in his small farm in Guaymallén and he transmitted his passion for the wines to those who continued his work.
In the mid-1990’s, Eduardo Gimenez, his wife, Susana Riili, and their sons, planted a new vineyard of Malbec and Merlot grapes, with the intention of changing the focus of their business from table wines to fine wines. The altitude of the land is 2,625 feet above sea level, and the average precipitation, 200 mm per year. The grapes ripen very well, and they make fruit driven wines with good body. From the very beginning of the project, they have worked diligently on each and every detail of the vineyard’s management to ensure the production of grapes and wines of the highest quality.
The grapes are hand harvested. After the selection of the best fruits, the berries are carried to the top of the fermentation tanks in a stainless steel hopper and placed into them through gravity. For a period of 20 to 40 days the juice is kept in contact with the skins, producing the fermentation and prolonged maceration. The juice gains color and tannins, as well as a vital flavor and aroma components.

Don Pedro Gimenez inició este emprendimiento en Mendoza durante la década del 40, transmitiendo su pasión por los vinos a sus descendientes. Hace una década, Eduardo Gimenez y Susana Riili, junto con sus hijos, resolvieron cambiar el perfil productivo de la bodega, pasando de grandes volúmenes a una producción más reducida de varietales de alta calidad. La filosofía que da vida al negocio familiar es producir vinos de excelencia, con un estilo moderno, conservando la frescura de la fruta. Las uvas que dan origen a los vinos Gimenez Riili provienen en su mayoría del viñedo propio ubicado en el Departamento de Maipú, Mendoza. La altitud es de 800 metros sobre el nivel del mar, las precipitaciones promedio, de 200 mm. por año y el clima tiene una gran amplitud térmica. Las uvas maduran lenta y uniformemente, entregando aromas varietales intensos y definidos. La cosecha se realiza en forma manual, en pequeñas cajas de 12 kg. Luego, los racimos se seleccionan y se separan los granos enteros, con mínima rotura. Se introducen en las piletas por gravedad, sin uso de bombas, produciéndose allí una fermentación y maceración prolongada (de 20 a 40 días), la que otorga complejidad y color a los exquisitos productos finales.

The Gimenez Family arrived in Argentina in the 19th century, when Don Francisco Gimenez Puerta, decided to move from Andalusia, a fertile region of wine and olive plantations in Spain. Don Pedro Gimenez planted his first argentine vineyard, during the 40’s in his small farm in Guaymallén and he transmitted his passion for the wines to those who continued his work. In the mid-1990’s, Eduardo Gimenez, his wife, Susana Riili, and their sons, planted a new vineyard of Malbec and Merlot grapes, with the intention of changing the focus of their business from table wines to fine wines. The altitude of the land is 2,625 feet above sea level, and the average precipitation, 200 mm per year. The grapes ripen very well, and they make fruit driven wines with good body. From the very beginning of the project, they have worked diligently on each and every detail of the vineyard’s management to ensure the production of grapes and wines of the highest quality. The grapes are hand harvested. After the selection of the best fruits, the berries are carried to the top of the fermentation tanks in a stainless steel hopper and placed into them through gravity. For a period of 20 to 40 days the juice is kept in contact with the skins, producing the fermentation and prolonged maceration. The juice gains color and tannins, as well as a vital flavor and aroma components.