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Mendel Unus Mendoza Argentina 2015

Mendel Unus Mendoza Argentina 2015

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(Wine Advocate Score 93) A similar blend each year, the 2015 Unus is 65% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot that matured in French barrique for 16 months. It's a blend that Roberto de la Mota likes, and it mixes grapes from both Luján and Valle de Uco. But in this year, he used quite a lot of grapes from Luján de Cuyo. The Petit Verdot comes from a massal selection. There is less new oak this year, as most of the Malbec was in used barrels, and it feels nicely integrated. It's a very serious, balanced and somewhat austere wine, combining power and elegance, perhaps with less concentration than in some past vintages. It's very tasty, and the tannins are very refined, where you see the hand of a very good winemaker at work. It's approachable now, but it should have a long life in bottle—it has fresh fruit and nice balance and acidity to do so. The Bordeaux accent is more noticeable after some time in the glass. 17,000 bottles were filled in March 2017.
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GRAPE VARIETY: 65% MALBEC - 25% CABERNET SAUVIGNON - 10% PETIT VERDOT

Manual berry selection at the sorting table. Fermentation in small 50-hl tanks. Manual pigeage during the rst few weeks. Total maceration time: 25 days. Pneumatic pressing at low pressure. Malolactic fermentation in barriques. Ageing in French oak barrels for 16 months. Blended and later bottled in November 2019.

Color: Dark intense red, purple at the rim.

Nose: Complex and multi-layered. Before being swirled, the wine exhibits fresh fruit notes like black cherries, plums, blackberries and cassis. Once swirled, it displays spices such as pink peppercorn, cedarwood, chocolate notes, vanilla and blond tobacco.

Mouth: It is a harmonious and mouth-lling wine which feels meaty and unctuous, with rened and round tannins. The Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend contributes tannic structure and a spicy core while the Malbec oers unctuousness, roundness and fruit and the Petit Verdot, body and licorice. The aromatic complexity on the nose echoes on the palate and makes it incredibly long. The acidity in this elegant wine ensures freshness and great cellaring capacity.

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