02. Arraigo // ESTATE // MALBEC
ORIGIN | ESTATE | MALBEC
Each varietal expressing its own main characteristics the wood is only a soft dressing for these wines it never trespasses the intensity of the fruit.
CHARACTERISTICS
Varietal Composition: 100% Malbec.
Grape Origin: Finca La Encerrada, Gualtallary, Valle de Uco and a smaller portion from Finca Libertad, Mendoza Upper River Bank (850 meters above sea level, 2800 ft.), Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza.
Winemarking process: Prefermentativa cold maceration. Fermentation in tank at 25°C with native yeast. Post fermentation maceration for two weeks.
Ageing: 6 months in French oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES:
-Colour: Brilliant and clean red ruby colour with violet hues.
-Nose: Aroma of ripe fruit such as strawberries and plums appear at the entrances. After this floral notes emerge mainly violets typical of the high cold areas of Uco Valley; with a touch of minerality proper of Gualtallary and Cruz de Piedra.
-Mouth: Wine of medium intensity with soft and round tannins that spread in the whole mouth. Easy to drink, velvety, unctuous with a long and lingering finish.
Ageing capacity: 8 years
Drinking temperature: 15°/17°C