Truly a place to blow your socks off. The location and grounds of this super winery were outstanding. Julian guided the small English speaking group through the grounds, reflecting pond with ducks and geese, gorgeous manicured vines and little rivers running through the property, a well as the underground tanks.
Despite producing 1 milionlitres they maintain quality is 80% the grape.
The first producer of their version of Amarone with a Malbec blend, these people are determined to be in the first tier of Argentine wineries.
Again they bring in some whites from the Oceanside vineyards up the coast to round out their offerings. And their Uco valley Chardonnay 2015 with 30% oak and malolactic fermentation was a great prospect for matching with food.
The Malbec Reserva 2015 with a year in American and French oak, and ideal for cutting through the fat of all the meat Argentines eat, this was highly drinkable now.
Finally the 2015 Amarone, a blend of Malbec, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc and Bonarda, had the rainsiny finish you expect from a wine whose grapes have been set out to dry in the sun on big flat trays, which we saw piled up ready in the vineyard for the 2018 crop.
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