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Vine Connections | Wine | Argentina | La Posta del Viñatero | Malbec '02
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Product Name: La Posta del Viñatero La Posta Malbec 2002
Varietal Composition: 100% Malbec
Vineyard Location: Ugarteche, Lujan de Cuyo ( Mendoza )
Vineyard Elevation: 3,250 feet
Age of Vines: 32 years
Rootstock: Ungrafted
Harvest Method: Hand-harvested
Press Wine?: None—Free-run only
Oak Regimen: 12 months in 50% new and 50% 1-year-old French barriques
Fining: Very light egg-white fining
Filtration: None
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.57
T.A. 5.62
Total Case Production: 1000 cases
Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions
Vibrant red color with aromas of red cherries and raspberries wafting from the glass along with notes of rose petal and spicy oak. On the palate, the fresh raspberry flavors mingle with notes of sandalwood and spice. This is a medium-bodied and well-structured wine that is incredibly full of life. More like a sleek Jaguar sedan than a big Hummer SUV. Goes great with everything from hamburgers and chicken to pasta and mild cheeses.
About the Grower/Vineyard
Angel Paulucci's family has produced wine in Italy since the early 1800's, and Angel arrived in Mendoza with his parents in 1953 at the age of 21. In 1960, he planted his first Malbec vineyard, and in 1970 he planted a special block of Malbec vines in Ugarteche at the southern limit of the Lujan de Cuyo department. If you get Angel talking, plan to stay awhile—he will regale you with childhood stories of enemy soldiers firing bullets into his family's red wine barrels so that they could quench their thirst. And of course, he will tell you about his vineyard: very tight spacing, superficial irrigation, lime-laden soils, and Malbec grapes that make an old-timer smile.
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