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Vine Connections | Wine | Argentina | Crios de Susana Balbo | Syrah-Bonarda '02
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Product Name: Crios de Susana Balbo Syrah-Bonarda 2002
Varietal Composition: 50% Syrah – 50% Bonarda
Vineyard Locations:
Syrah – Chacras de Coria (Lujan de Cuyo)
Bonarda – Los Campamentos (Rivadavia)
Avg. Vineyard Elev.: 3,100 feet
Avg. Age of Vines: 36 years
Rootstock: Ungrafted
Harvest Method: Hand-harvested
Oak Regimen: 11 months in 50% 1-year French & 50% 1-year American barriques
Fining: None
Filtration: None
Alcohol: 13.0%
pH: 3.6
T.A. 5.3
Total Case Production: 2500 cases
About the Grapes
Syrah is the well-known grape of France’s Rhone Valley and Australia’s Shiraz.. Not well-known outside Argentina, Bonarda is surprisingly second only to Malbec in red grape plantings. Its origins are in Italy’s Piedmont region where it represented 30% of all pre-phylloxera plantings. In Mendoza, yields can reach 12 tons per acre (though with little flavor concentration). The key to producing great Bonarda is finding very old vines growing in the warm, sandy soils of eastern Mendoza, then limiting vigor through severe pruning and irrigation techniques. Luckily, Susana’s husband, Pedro, owns and manages such a vineyard.Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions
Incredibly complex aromas of red fruits, leather, dried figs, spice and oak. When it hits the palate, it explodes with currant, blackberry and strawberry flavors and follows with framing notes of pepper and tobacco. It is a broad-shouldered, flamboyant wine, certainly enjoyable in its youth, but it will also age beautifully due to the excellent tannin structure. A fun wine to try with a wide range of red wine-friendly foods.About the Name/Label
Crios means "offspring" (as in children). Susana selected a word to express the notion that these are wines that haven’t quite "grown up" to the same level of quality and maturity as her more expensive Susana Balbo label wines, but they receive the same loving care and attention throughout the winemaking process. The label features a series of three connected and overlapping hands, an image inspired by a Mayan artifact. The three hands represent Susana and her two children.Recent Press & Reviews of Crios de Susana Balbo Syrah-Bonarda
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