Of a deep red colour with light violet
hues, the nose is focused with concentrated spice Cabernet fragances from La
Piramide vineyard, and ripe blueberry Malbec flavours from Angelica, in
Lunlunta. Barrel aging adds subtle notes of vainilla, tobacco and liqueur,
making this wine particularly complex and elegant.
Starts sweet and fruity followed by complex spice and oak and a long
lingering finish of round, soft tannins. A perfect match with beef, game and
sophisticated dishes.
Alejandro Vigil, Chief Winemaker |
| Name: |
DV Catena Cabernet - Malbec |
| Varietal: |
50 % Cabernet Sauvignon
50 % Malbec |
| Vintage: |
2005 |
| Vineyards: |
Cabernet Sauvignon: La Pirámide, Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo
Malbec: Angélica, Lunlunta, Maipú |
| Fermentation: |
Selected yeast, max temp. ferm. 28°C, for 17 days. 29 day maceration |
| Barrel aging: |
16 months in 90% French oak (30% new), and 10% American oak |
| Alcohol: |
13.5 % vol |
| Acidity / pH: |
5.40 / 3.75 |
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