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Product Name: Nosotros 2005

Vintage: 2005

Varietal Composition: 100% Malbec

Vineyard Locations: Lujan de Cuyo-Agrelo and Anchoris, Tunuyan-Los Arboles

Avg. Vineyard Elev.: 3,350 feet

Avg. Age of Vines: 50 years

Rootstock: Ungrafted

Harvest Method: Hand-harvested

Oak Regimen: 18 months in 100% new French barriques

Fining: None

Filtration: None

Alcohol: 15.4%

T.A. g/l 6.6

Total Case Production: 300 cases (6-packs)

Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions

Can a wine really be this big and still be balanced? Actually, yes it can. This is a big, broad-shouldered wine with ripe raspberry and blackberry fruit layered with alluring mocha, licorice, floral and mineral notes. There's plenty of toasty French oak on the finish, but this has the fruit concentration and complexity to handle it. This is a wine to enjoy over the next 15 years with grilled or roasted meats like beef or lamb, pasta Bolognese, quail stuffed with sausage, or any other great meat combo you can dream up.

About the Name/Label

Nosotros, or “Us”, is a merging of two of Argentina 's most talented wine professionals. The label is an illustration that evokes their separate paths of winemaker and viticulturist as they are woven into one. Pedro's daughter, Gaby, illustrated and designed the Nosotros label as she has done for all the BenMarco, Susana Balbo, and Crios de Susana Balbo wines.

 

 

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