Dona Paula Malbec

Product Code: 45560

A genuinely interesting Malbec, with great purity, depth and length of flavour. Sure, Malbec is Argentina's signature grape variety but much of it is simple, in front of the TV kind of vino. This however, you can take round to dinner party and be proud to put on the table. It raises the bar for wines from Mendoza and signals the success that is sure to come for wines from this country.

Tasting Notes : Complex aromas with ripe plums, blackberry, blueberry, sweet tar, liquorice, black pepper, mint, truffle and a hint of mocha flavours, giving an expressive and typically Argentinean character. The palate has sweet, smooth tannins, a nice body and long supple finish.

Producer : Doña Paula

Method of Production : Handpicked grapes from 35-year-old vines were destemmed, partially crushed (20% were left as whole berries and went through carbonic maceration) and cold soaked for 48 hours. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks for eight days at 25°C, with the wine left in tank for a further six days to undergo malolactic conversion. The wine was then pressed from the skins and 20% was aged in new French and American oak barrels for six months. It was bottled without being fined or filtered.

Vintage

2008

Food Choice

Try with Navarra-style rabbit with cinnamon-flavoured wine sauce thickened with almonds.

Grape Mix

100% Malbec

Country

Argentina

Region

Mendoza

Area

Uco Valley

Percentage Alcohol

14.1

Stock

In Stock

Product Reviews

Dona Paula Malbec

Fruity nose, with a dry finish good dinner wine. This wine is still young and would benefit from two years in the cellar to improve the depth , complexity and character. To expensive for a young wine.

By Frederick McCullough - 20/05/2009 10:30:41

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