Bodegas Eschorihuela HIGH ALTITUDE Unoaked Chardonnay Mendoza
Where it's from:
Argentina, Mendoza, Agrelo
Price per case:
£66.98
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Fruity Dry Whites
Description:
TASTING NOTE This wine has a crisp tropical fruit and pineapple flavour and is soft and round with a clean zesty finish. WINEMAKERS NOTES Mother Nature chose to smile on the unique high altitude wine country of Mendoza, making the 2002 harvest perhaps the best in the last ten years. The white grapes were the first to arrive, having been given the opportunity to achieve maximum ripeness. The fruit was full of intense aromatics, rich varietal fruit flavours and well-balanced acidity. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Grapes are sourced from 12 and 20 year old vineyards in Agrelo, grown at an altitude of 1000m. The grapes are handpicked and then fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeast. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Argentina, Mendoza, Agrelo
Producer:
Bodegas Eschorihuela
Product ID:
39934
Bodegas Eschorihuela HIGHALTITUDE Cabernet Tempranillo Mendoza
Description: Colour attractive ruby brilliant with hints of purple Nose: wild red ripe fruits, cassis, black cherry fruit with some spices. With a touch of vanilla from the oak Palate: sweet, round, velvet texture. Medium body. Highly drinkable WINEMAKERS NOTES Both varities were picked very ripe when the fruits black cherry, cassis and black plums flavors were in their optimum point. Hints of vanilla and coffee come from the oak. The palate is nice texture with good tannins structure that can hold the flavors for a while. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £66.98
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Description: TASTING NOTE The philosophy behind this wine is to combine the sweet, ripe and fruity character of Malbec with the spicy, black fruit flavours of Syrah. The result is a pleasant, sweet, aromatic wine which is highly palatable, with an excellent concentration and body. Grapes are sourced from 12 and 20 year old vineyards in Agrelo, grown at an altitude of 1000m. The grapes are handpicked and then fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeast. WINEMAKERS NOTES Following 100% malo-lactic fermentation the wine is blended after the first racking to help marry the varietals. Finally 40% of the wine is aged for 8 months in 50% American and 50% French oak. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £66.98
Colome COLOME ESTATE Malbec Calchagui Valley Argentina
Description: Color: Brilliant, with a very dark and deep garnet color. Nose: Intense and complex aromas of black fruits with notes of clove, nutmeg and black pepper. Palate: Flavors of blackberry and black cherry. Rich, full-bodied with smooth ripe tannins on the palate. Well integrated oak notes and long finish. General: Layered and complex aromas follow to flavors of black fruits, and a highly textures mouthfeel, finishing with hints of vanilla, toasty oak, and silky tannins. Special Advices, Additional: The oldest working winery in Argentina. Built in 1831. Pre-phylloxera Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 1854. The highest vineyards in the world growing from 2200 m / 7217 ft to 3015 / 9891 ft altitude. The very highaltitude enhance the grape's quality in the following way: Due to the very dry air and the altitude the daily thermal amplitude is extreme . These conditions are ideal to develop intense, very aromatic and complex flavours. Colomé vineyards are farmed biodynamically: Biodynamic agriculture at Bodega & Estancia Colomé is the perfect new-old blend: new as far as the use of techniques and state-of-the-art machinery; old because of the recovery of the germ plasma, techniques and knowledge developed by the Calchaquíes and Incas more than 2,000 years ago on the same land (6 x 75 cl) Price: £84.19
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Description: The grape variety here is known locally as Mansois . The soil of Marcillac is very particular, called 'rougier' by the locals, due to its intense red colour, thanks to the high iron content. The wines are high in jagged acidity showing a haunting earthiness and the Cuvee Lairis undergoes 28 days of maceration in closed fermenters. The wine exhibits a supple texture full of red and black fruits. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £125.86
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Description: Otra Vida is a peach scented Viognier that uses fruit from vineyards of highaltitude in the Andes. Showing exotic, spicy aromas and crisp acidity this wine is produced by Trivento, Concha Y Toro's Argentine winery. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £59.88
