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Sight: Deep burgundy color
Nose: In the nose, it displays floral aromas as well as black fruits, characteristic of this varietal, combined with vanilla and chocolate notes granted by its oak aging.
Mouth: In the mouth, sweet tannins, characteristic of Malbec, emerge within its great structure granting an unctuous and lingering finish.
Name: Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo
Region: Mendoza (Upper Mendoza River Region)
Altitude: 940 meters asl
Soil: Deep stony loam soil
Age: 100 years
Vintage: Hand-harvested
Yield: 2.58 tons/acre
Vat: 13 months in French and American oak
Alcoholic fermentation: Between 82 and 86º F
Malolactic fermentation: In stainless steel tanks
Maceration: Prefermentative maceration in cold during 5 days (22 days in total)
Winery aging: 2 months
Oak aging: 13 months
Bottle aging: 12 months
Alcohol: 14.2%
Total acidity: 5.47 g/l
Volatile acidity: 0.61 g/l
Reducing sugar: 2.1 g/l
Extract: 29.54 g/l
Free sulfur dioxide: 30 mg/l
Total sulfur dioxide: 82 mg/l
Service temperature: 64°F
Pairings: 0
Home aging: 5 years
Name: Antolín, Valeria
Age: 33
Education:
Agronomist - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Studies abroad:
By means of a scholarship granted by Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias in 2003, she attended courses of viticulture in the Purpan College, in France. She was also in the vintage of one of the biggest winemaking cooperatives in the South of France.
Awards / Scholarships:
Scholarship granted by Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias in 2002 to attend courses of viticulture in the Purpan College, in France.
United States
Florida International Wine Challenge - Bronze Medal - 2009