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