Vistalba - Corte A - Blend

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2011 VISTALBA CORTE A

VARIETAL COMPOSITION:

54% Malbec

30% Bonarda

16% Cabernet Sauvignon

ORIGIN:

Finca Vistalba High Mendoza river basin, Luján de Cuyo Mendoza, Argentina

SOIL :

Silt loam with medium to low fertility and low content of organic material. Well-drained, with low salinity levels.

CLIMATE:

Harsh winters and warm summers with mild or warm days and very cold nights. The broad daily temperature range (15°C/59°F) to which vines are exposed during their vegetative growth favors color development and tannin production.

HARVEST:

Grapes were hand-picked and placed in 18-kilo (40-pound) boxes. Malbec grapes were harvested April 11th, Cabernet grapes were harvested March14th and Bonarda on April 16th.

AGING: 

100% of the wine was aged in French Oak barrels for 19 months, bottled on March 26, 2013, and aged in bottle for an additional 12 months.

TASTING NOTES:

A deep red that is almost blackish in the center with beautiful ruby edges. A complex nose with spicy notes of nutmeg and dried fruits like fig and nutty overtones. Good structure and volume in the mouth with a finish of dried fruits and notes of vanilla and cinnamon that evidence its passage in oak.

TECHNICAL DATA:

Alcohol: 14.9%

TA: 6.12 g/L

RS: 3.05 g/L

pH: 3.6