Elite Genetics

Blue Gate Malbec

Alpaca, Huacaya, Male | Light Brown

Sire:

Elite Peruvian Genetics

Snowmass Red Hot Cognac

HuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Fawn

AOA# 835255DOB: 9/7/200123 yrs

Cognac is an Incan alpaca type - very compact, strong boned, and correct in his conformation. He is loaded with ultra-fine colored fleece genetics. Photographs don't do justice to his gorgeous color - he is truly the color of a fine glass of Cognac. With only 10 months of growth between shearings, his fleece weighed in at over 7 pounds. And what fleece it is - you won't find many dark fawn males with 18 micron fleeces. Cognac's sire, 5Peruvian Red Hot, is a Vicuna quality brown male out of the elite North American Alpaca Stud also with an 18 micron fleece. Red Hot's progeny have been consistently winning their classes at the All American Futurity. Peruvian Red Hot has been an integral part of the Snowmass colored program. Julie Skinner notes that Red Hot was born out of Black Peruvian Dam and was such an incredible cria, unrelated to any of the colored alpacas in their program, that they never even dared take him off the farm. Snowmass was able to use him over all the offspring from most other males their herd, to deepen the fineness and consistency of their colored breeding program, placing Red Hot squarely among the top colored males Snowmass has ever used. Cognac is among the very few Red Hot sons available for outside breedings in the country. Of equal importance in Cognac's lineage are his two grand dams - 5Peruvian Ajoyani and 6Pervuvian Silent Night. These are two of the most significant black dams imported from Peru that served as the foundation of the colored herd at Snowmass Alpacas. It is particularly rare to find both of these lines represented in a single male. In 2014 we had to bid a final farewell to Cognac. His genetics are captured deep in our herd and we miss him greatly. We keep him listed here as a lasting tribute.

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Description

Blue Gate Malbec is a gorgeous medium brown male with conformation and fleece that reflects his distinguished heritage. He has very bright and crimpy fleece. He has placed in very competitive classes in every show he has entered. Malbec’s sire is our elite Peruvian stud Snowmass Red Hot Cognac. Cognac is a dark fawn male with deep color genetics from two of the finest color lines in the Snowmass herd. His two grand-dams, 5Peruvian Ajoyani and 6Peruvian Silent Night, represent the best in Peruvian color genetics. Ajoyani is the dam of Cognac’s sire, 5Peruvian Red Hot. Julie Skinner described Red Hot as “an integral part of our colored program. Red Hot was born out of Black Peruvian Dam and was such an incredible cria, unrelated to any of the colored alpacas in our program, that we never even dared take him off the farm until we sold half interest to Ian & Jen. The fact that we have been able to use him over all the offspring to deepen the fineness and consistency of our colored breeding program, places him squarely among the top colored males we have ever used." Combining Red Hot with Cognac’s dam makes him unique in carrying the genetic combination of Red Hot, Ajoyani, and Silent Night. Malbec’s dam, TR Pretty Woman, is a championship and multi-blue-winning female with her own impressive genetics. She is the daughter of Peruvian Olympus, a full Alianza son of Peruvian Drambuie. Her dam HCA Boerne is also a champion and daughter of Dom Lucilio, the producer of champions and son of Royal Fawn. Malbec is Pretty Woman’s only cria. We have started Malbec's breeding career. His first offspring is Blue Gate Tempranillo, a gorgeous brown male cria who walked away with the blue ribbon at the 2012 TxOLAN show. Malbec can definitely produce! Here is a great male for a farm looking for awesome genetics at a great price!

Awards

[1st]1st Place - LA Deep South Alpaca Show '07

Updated 1/19/2020