Luyan de Cuyo Matias Riccitelli Republica del Malbec 2016

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Luyan de Cuyo Matias Riccitelli Republica del Malbec 2016

The wine

This Malbec comes from the Las Compuertas vineyard, found in the highest part of Luyan de Cuyo in Mendoza, at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters. The non-grafted vines, planted in 1927, plunge their roots into the alluvial topsoil, made up of sand and clay, and into a gravelly, rocky subsoil which breaks the surface in places. Flood irrigation, a method traditionally used in Argentina, is employed on this plot of land. The hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and then transferred to open wooden barrels with the help of gravity where natural yeasts start the fermentation process. Extraction is gentle and helped by regular punching down. Left to mature in large wooden vats and French oak barrels, after a year, you’ll find a wine with a brilliant complexity. This Malbec with its dense, deep colour contains vivid aromas. Notes of raspberries, black fruits, spices and coffee rise from the glass. The intense palate is full of pure fruit flavours framed by firm tannins. A wine that goes perfectly with grilled meat.

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