Why on earth would two American hunters end up buying a vineyard in Argentina?

Allen, Wade and their families were passionate about their sport, their food and their wine, and wanted a wine that expressed the history, beauty, art, style and excitement of hunting.  

The winery is named after a magnificent stag taken in 1898 by Emperor Franz Joseph, the great-great-grandfather of Archduke Istvan von Hapsburg und Lothringen, who shares the same passion for hunting and nature that drives the creation of these wines, whose intention is to be worthy of being enjoyed as a complement of the game.

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The Owners

Owner of Imperial Stag

Charles Allen Foster

Charles Allen Foster is a trial lawyer in Washington, DC. He has been active in numerous sporting and conservation organizations, including the International Order of St. Hubertus, the oldest shooting and wildlife conservation organization in the world.  Allen and his wife, Susan, live in Alexandria, Virginia and have three grown children. Everyone in the family shoots, including a grandson and granddaughter. 

James Wade Logan

James Wade Logan is an investor who lives with his wife, Maria, and their eleven-year-old triplets, in London, England.  Everyone in the family shoots (or plans to shoot).  Allen and Wade have been hunting and fishing together for nearly 40 years.

When my great grandfather took the glorious stag portrayed on this label, he celebrated with a magnificent banquet with fine wines. I'm confident that you will love this wine as a complement to the game you, your family and friends enjoy.

Archiduque Istvan Von Habsburg
Imperial Stag brand

Winemaker

Fabricio Orlando

Fabricio Orlando studied oenology and became a winemaker in 2002. He grew as a winemaker while working for some of the most prestigious wineries in Argentina, such as Rutini Wines and Pulenta Estate. After several harvests and life experiences around the world, he decided to gather and mix all he had experienced throughout his career and, in 2010, he created his own wine project. In 2019, he accepted the challenge of joining Imperial Stag wines with the aim of creating exclusive high quality wines in limited editions.

Winemaker of Imperial Stag

Agronomists

Lucia Baldovin & Ignacio Estevez

Two graduates of the viticulture school of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Their advice has turned the owners from enthusiastic neophytes to reasonably experienced. A romance began between them and they got married in 2018.

Thanks to the dedication and craft of our talented professionals, we can get the most valuable and rich grapes from our vineyards with the full expression of the terroir where they are cultivated. This responsibility lies in our agronomists who by their experience and expertise can materialize the main resource needed for making great wines.

Some wines just taste better with game.
Imperial Stag
is one of those wines.

Sustainability

We are a sustainable winery, where we continuously work to meet the needs of the present without compromising the possibilities of future generations. Sustainability and care for the environment are concepts that guide all our work.

We are committed to every decision we make in an effort to maintain the quality of our wines and take care of both those working with us and the earth.

Vineyards

After carefully considering different land characteristics, we selected our parcels to reveal the most authentic expression of each grape variety.

Each parcel is segmented in sub-blocks so as to precisely consider the slightest variations, adapt and improve our viticultural practices. We are therefore able to achieve the best quality of each “micro-terroir”, optimizing fruit expression and wine precision.

Wines

Iconic Red

Mendoza, Argentina

Red wine with good structure, bright and intense with violet reflections. Elegant and tasty, with silky persistence. On the nose, currants and raspberries stand out and other red fruits. Aromas of melted chocolate with honey and notes of amalgam of pepper and nuts from its passage through French oak barrels.

Cabernet Franc

Mendoza, Argentina

Bright violent red color. Spicy aromas typical of the varietal that they are reminiscent of red pepper, pepper and slight sensations of licorice. In mouth we can find again the typicality in its spicy flavors, tannins balanced, fresh, vibrant acidity and good volume. Persistent ending, complex, with the authentic characteristics of a great Cabernet Franc.

Malbec

Mendoza, Argentina

Intense and bright ruby red color. Aromas of ripe fruits with notes spices such as eucalyptus and licorice, we can also find vanilla and tobacco provided by aging in wood. Good volume in the mouth, balanced, intense with great concentration, sweet flavors, soft tannins and prolonged, long and complex finish.

Rosé

Mendoza, Argentina

Malbec rosé wine with a bright pale pink color, intense expression of red fruits such as sour cherries and cherries with notes of red roses. In the mouth, flavors of red fruits and balanced acidity.

Semillón

Mendoza, Argentina

Golden yellow wine with greenish tones, its aromatic notes are reminiscent of stone fruits such as peach and apricot, you can also find notes of orange blossoms neatly combined with aromas and flavors of vanilla and spices, due to its passage through French oak.

Awards

Iconic Red

Cabernet Franc

Malbec

Semillón

Rosé

Ordering Imperial Stag Wines

Retailers/restaurants/ other resellers
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Retailers/restaurants/ other resellers
Franz Joseph Kysela
331 Victory Rd Winchester, VA 22602
(540) 722-9228
www.kysela.com
Individuals
 Mike Good
8043 Main St. Middletown, VA 22645
(888) 773-4103
www.timelesswines.com

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