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Product Name: mapema primera zona 2002

Varietal Composition: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Malbec, 20% Merlot

Locations: Lujan de Cuyo-Agrelo, San Carlos-La Consulta, Tupungato-Villa Bastias

(Department-District)

Avg. Vineyard Elev.: 3,260 feet

Avg. Age of Vines: 22 years

Rootstock: Ungrafted

Harvest Method: Hand-harvested

Press Handling: 100% free-run

Oak Regimen: 12 months in 100% new French barriques

Fining: None

Filtration: None

Alcohol: 13.5%

pH: 3.6

T.A. 5.32

Total Case Production: 1000 cases

 

Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions
Intense red color with violet tones, aromas of black cherry, red plum, cocoa, and sweet vanilla in oak. In the mouth, it comes right at you with a burst of black cherry and tangy red fruit, and trails into delicate flavors of chocolate, tobacco, coffee and oak. It achieves that elusive combination of concentration, complexity and finesse. Great with foods like veal chops, duck with fruit sauces, beef, lamb, grilled or roasted chicken, and game birds.

About the Name/Label
mapema is a combination of the first two letters of the partner’s first names—Mariano seemed to think that he was more important, so his appear twice! The label displays three grape vines following harvest—vines that have done everything in their power to produce grapes that will go on to create a great wine. It is a feeling that the two winemaking partners share with each other and express in their wine.

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