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Wine Description
The Story
Varietal composition:
100% Syrah
Grapes Origin:
Finca Libertad. Upper Bank of Mendoza River . Maipu. Syrah vines of 60 years old.
Harvest time:
Second and third week of March
Winemaking process:
Cold pre-fermentative maceration. Tank fermentation at 25 C . Post fermentative maceration during two weeks. Racking and natural malolactic fermentation in the oak barrels of second and third use with indigenous yeasts.
Ageing:
Twelve months in French oak barrels of 2nd and 3rd use.
Technical data:
Alcohol: 15,20. pH: 3,70. Acidity: 5.
Tasting notes:
Colour: Dark red colour with ruby nuances, brilliant and clean
Nose: > Black fruits such as cassis and dark cherries, notes of black olives and intense spicy aromas in the nose that define the typical characteristics of this varietal native of the Rhone Valley.
Mouth: Powerful wine of round and defined tannins with an excellent balance in the mouth of a long persistency. The ageing in wood has rendered the necessary silkness to mingle all the range of aromas that this wine has developed during fermentation, including notes of raw leather and tobacco.
Ageing capacity:
8 years
Serving temperature:
We recommend to serve this wine between 16 and 18 C.
Maridage:
Because of its tannic structure this wine matches perfectly well with pork and lamb meats of extended cooking and pasta with elaborated sauces.