{"product_id":"sophenia-synthesis-malbec-2019","title":"Finca Sophenia Synthesis Malbec 2019","description":"\u003c!-- STYLE PROFILE GRID --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eStyle Profile at a Glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 30px; border-top: 1px solid #eaeaea;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666;\"\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666;\"\u003eProfile\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666;\"\u003eScale\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003c!-- Body --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eBody\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444; width: 40%;\"\u003eFull-Bodied, Intense \u0026amp; Layered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; width: 30%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tannins --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; 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border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c!-- Acidity --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eAcidity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003eFresh \u0026amp; Balancing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c!-- Fruit --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eFruit\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003eBlackberry, Baked Blueberry \u0026amp; Ripe Plum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c!-- Oak --\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eOak\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003ePolished French Oak (Cocoa, Vanilla \u0026amp; Smoke)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c!-- EXPERT TASTING NOTES \u0026 ESTATE REPUTATION --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f7f7f9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px;\"\u003eExpert Tasting Notes \u0026amp; Estate Reputation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points – James Suckling:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Rich aromas of lavender, plum, baked blueberry, cocoa butter and butterscotch. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, polished tannins. Focused and creamy with layers of ripe fruit and sweet spices. Drink or hold.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"There's a Mediterranean feeling in the 2019 Synthesis Malbec with lots of aromatic herbs, thyme and esparto grass. It comes from a ripe and healthy vintage, and the grapes are from the river part of Gualtallary (Gualtallary is fairly large and diverse). It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in oak barrels for 13 months. It's varietal and has integrated oak, concentrated and ripe without excess but with great acidity, which makes it powerful and fresh with some chalky tannins and a long dry finish.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Visionary Gualtallary Pioneer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Founded in 1997 by industry veteran Roberto Luka, Finca Sophenia was one of the absolute first estates to plant vineyards in the high-altitude, limestone-heavy sub-district of Gualtallary. Sitting at over 1,200 meters above sea level right at the foot of the Andes, the estate utilizes its premium *Synthesis* range to deliver maximum varietal expression, combining stark day-to-night temperature swings with sustainable farming to produce wines of great structural focus, aromatic precision, and cellaring depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- HIGHLIGHTS --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e100% Malbec hand-harvested from high-density, ungrafted estate vineyards planted on their own rootstocks in Gualtallary, Tupungato.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eVines are rooted in unique, high-altitude soils composed of surface sand, river stones, and a rich, underlying layer of calcium carbonate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eSubjected to a 5-day cold maceration followed by native yeast fermentation in small concrete vats, then matured for 12 to 14 months in premium French oak barrels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- TASTING NOTES --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppearance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, intense ruby-opaque red with brilliant violet edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exuberant, concentrated, and heavily perfumed, offering aromas of fresh lavender, crushed violets, and ripe black cherries, seamlessly layered with cocoa butter, butterscotch, tobacco leaf, and sweet oak spices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full-bodied, sweet, and velvety on entry. Rich layers of baked blueberry, plum, and black pepper are carried smoothly across the mid-palate by a focused, firm line of mountain acidity. The texture is structured by dense, chalky, chalk-like tannins, pulling into a long, smoky finish accented by hints of mocha and dried herbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- SERVING SUGGESTION --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eServing Suggestion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serve at room temperature between 15–16°C. Keeping it slightly cool frames its high-altitude floral aromatics beautifully.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecanting:\u003c\/strong\u003e A 30-to-45 minute decant is highly recommended to allow the rich oak spices and dense, fine-grained tannins to integrate and cohere. Drinking excellently now with the structural capacity to cellar through 2031–2034.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWestern Pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grilled ribeye steaks with chimichurri, roasted lamb chops, braised beef short ribs, or aged Gouda cheese.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAsian Pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 柱侯牛腩煲 (Braised Beef Brisket and Tendon Pot), 椒鹽排骨 (Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs), or Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (紅燒牛肉麵).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kerry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792013770923,"sku":"MSC431-19","price":230.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3023\/7867\/files\/synthesis-malbec.jpg?v=1789194475","url":"https:\/\/www.regiswine.com.hk\/products\/sophenia-synthesis-malbec-2019","provider":"Regis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}