Gravitas adds 100-point Raquis to California portfolio

GRAVITAS Wine Marketing & Sales has added Mendoza producer Raquis to its California portfolio after the 2024 Monasterio earned a perfect 100 points from James Suckling. The move gives California buyers access to a limited-production Argentine project built around vineyard origin and high-scoring wines from the Uco Valley.

Why it matters: - Raquis gives California the backing of a Mendoza project focused on site-specific Argentine fine wine, a positioning that can help it stand out on premium wine lists. - The 100-point Monasterio and strong scores across the range give GRAVITAS a portfolio with immediate critic recognition and broader depth. - Raquis is limited-production and allocated, which adds scarcity to the California market.

What happened: - GRAVITAS Wine Marketing & Sales announced that it is adding Raquis to its California portfolio. - Raquis was founded by Andrés Vignoni, Facundo Impagliazzo and Ariel Núñez, former leaders at Viña Cobos. - The announcement follows James Suckling’s perfect 100-point score for the 2024 Raquis Monasterio. - GRAVITAS will represent the Raquis portfolio throughout California.

The details: - The 2024 Raquis range also earned 98 points for Gualtallary. - Chacayes received 97 points. - Altamira, San Pablo Blanco and San Pablo Red each received 96 points. - Raquis focuses on vineyard origin and the work of the grower as the basis of wine identity. - The portfolio explores Gualtallary, San Pablo, Chacayes and Altamira in the Uco Valley. - Las Bases serves as the foundation tier. - Parajes moves toward more specific expressions of place. - Monasterio, from Raquis’ own vineyard in a distinctive subzone of Gualtallary, is the project’s most precise expression of origin. - The portfolio is designed to grow in specificity rather than scale. - Monasterio comes from a high-altitude site in Gualtallary, where limestone-rich soils, demanding growing conditions and strong biodiversity shape the wine. - The 2023 Monasterio earned 98 points from both Tim Atkin and Wine Advocate, and 97 points from both James Suckling and Vinous. - The 2023 Gualtallary received 97 points from Vinous and 96 points each from James Suckling, Tim Atkin and Wine Advocate. - Other wines in the range scored as high as 97 points. - Trade inquiries can be sent to orders@gravitaswinemarketing.com. - More information is available on Aaron Campbell’s LinkedIn profile, GRAVITAS on Instagram and GRAVITAS on Facebook.

Between the lines: - GRAVITAS is signaling that critic scores alone are not the pitch; the broader selling point is consistency across a tightly defined, terroir-driven range. - The founders’ Viña Cobos background gives Raquis credibility in both vineyard work and international market positioning. - The emphasis on specificity over scale suggests Raquis is aiming for prestige placement, not broad distribution.

What's next: - GRAVITAS will market and distribute Raquis in California through an allocation model. - The portfolio’s performance on wine lists and in the trade will likely depend on how well its origin-driven story translates into demand beyond the 100-point headline. - Raquis is now present in more than 15 international markets, which could support broader recognition as California adoption grows.

The bottom line: - Raquis arrives in California with rare critical momentum, a focused origin story and a scarcity-driven strategy that fits the premium end of the market.