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Piattelli Vineyards Cafayate Premium Malbec 2023
£116.16
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £19.36 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
HD58611231
Piattelli Vineyards Cafayate Premium Malbec 2023
- Grapes Malbec 100%
- Country Argentina
- Region Salta
- Abv 14.5%
- ResidualSugar: 2.5
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6/ 75cl
- An elegant and fruit-driven Malbec with a fruity bouquet of blackberry and violet and a touch of wild herbs and graphite from this cooler area of Argentina. This opulent and smooth cool-climate Malbec delivers delightful aromas of ripe blackberry complemented by spice. Beautifully balanced with bright fruit flavours, the palate is marked by its structure and has an intense, spicy finish.
The grapes were hand-picked and manually sorted to ensure no green material or imperfect fruit entered the must. The grapes were then cold-soaked for five days. 5% of the must was bled off from the tank of crushed red grapes. This technique increased the ratio of skins to juice in the tank, resulting in a more concentrated must, ultimately producing a richer style with more colour and tannin. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at 24° to 28°C, with selected yeasts and lasted for two weeks. The wine underwent five days of extended maceration to further imbue the wine with intense flavours, colour and fine tannins. The wine was transferred to seasoned 225-litre French oak barrels for eight months.
This opulent and smooth cool-climate Malbec delivers delightful aromas of ripe blackberry complemented by spice. Beautifully balanced with bright fruit flavours, the palate is marked by its structure and has an intense, spicy finish.
| Price | £96.80 |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Brand | Piattelli |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | The vines are grown at a high altitude in Cafayate, situated at 1,700 metres above sea level, surrounded by the Andes Mountains. Cafayate is one of the regions in the world suitable for viticulture, and this high altitude defines the region's terroir. The vines are exposed to intense sunlight, which results in the grapes forming thicker and darker skins to protect themselves from the ultraviolet rays, leading to more colour and flavour concentration in the grapes. The diurnal temperature difference results in an extended ripening season, producing concentrated grapes bursting with flavour but a balanced structure. The soils are formed of many geological layers. |
| Keywords | Piattelli, Cafayate, Malbec |
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