2022 Malbec, Achaval Ferrer, Mendoza
2022 Malbec, Achaval Ferrer, Mendoza
£25.95
3 in stock
Description
The Achaval Ferrer Malbec is quite simply a wonderful expression of the grape variety. Bold yet retaining amazing freshness and purity, this delicious red wine shows wonderful aromatics of blackberry, violets and plums. The palate is fresh and rounded with impeccable fruit leading to a wonderfully balanced finish.
The grapes for this terrific wine are fermented in cement tanks with regular pump overs to promote extraction of flavours and tannin. The wine was then transferred to old French Oak to undergo malolactic fermentation and further ageing for 9 months. The final blend being bottled without filtration.
Santiago Achaval was studying accountancy in California in the 1980s when his heart was stolen by the quality of wines being produced there and was convinced that wines of a similar quality could be produced in his homeland – Argentina. Fast forward to 1995 when Santiago had found the right sites, he teamed up with a few Italian friends; Manuel Ferrer, Tiziano Siviero, and famed oenologist Roberto Cipresso, and Achaval Ferrer was born. They focused on terroir above all else, specialising in vineyards with ancient, ungrafted vines, up to a century old, convinced that these low yielding vines produced grapes of exceptional complexity and concentration. This specific site selection, coupled with a hands-off minimal intervention approach, produces wines with Old World elegance and concentrated, New World fruit. Their debut wine, the 1999 Finca Altamira, exploded onto the scene, becoming the first Argentinian wine to ever achieve five stars from Decanter magazine.
Details
-
Country
-
Region
-
Grape Variety
-
Colour
-
Style
-
Eco Credentials
-
Vegan / Vegetarian
-
ABV
14.5%
-
Closure
-
Size
You may also like
2019 Chateau La Gorce, Cru Bourgeois Medoc
Bordeaux Blend
This classic Cru Bourgeois is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon selected from the best grapes and oldest vines on the property. Aged for 12-18 months in oak, this generously fruited with good structure, supple tannins and well balanced finish.
£21.95
Add to basket
2023 Julienas ‘Bois de la Salle’, Cave Julienas-Chaintre
Gamay
The grapes for this medium weight, fruit led Julienas are hand harvested and left in tank for 10 days to macerate in order to optimise the colour and aroma of the wine. Fermentation takes place at a warm 27/28 degrees centigrade and maturation follows until March when the wine is bottled.An intense, purple colour. Fruity aromas dominated by fragrant raspberry, blackberry and blueberry. Round, supple and rich yet balanced by a lingering freshness on the finish.
£16.95
Add to basket
2023 Gamay, Domaine Moulin Camus, IGP Loire
Gamay
This 100% Gamay from Domaine Moulin Camus comes from grapes grown on a slope of pure mica schist which gives the wine juicy, rounded red fruits a bit of tautness and minerality. A warmer than normal, sulphur free maceration for three days helps bring out some warmth and roundness to the fruit, making it slightly beaujolais'esque but without the bubble gum/commercial edge that one would normally find in this price range.
£13.50
Out of Stock
2023 Promis Ca Marcanda, Gaja, IGT Toscana
Merlot
The Ca Marcanda Promis is a complex wine with an undeniable elegance. The nose is rich and concentrated, with blueberry, liquorice and cocoa hints. It starts fresh and then develops balsamic notes and scents of graphite, before becoming more mellow in character with a rhubarb and menthol note. The palate is voluminous with fine-grained and silky tannins on the finish.
£42.95
Add to basket
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.