2013 Bodegas Cuarto Dominio Chento Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza

2013 Bodegas Cuarto Dominio Chento Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza

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2013 Bodegas Cuarto Dominio Chento Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza

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The nose of smoky bacon on the 2013 Chento Malbec Vineyard Selection transported me to the Rhône, but it has no Syrah, as it's Malbec with 10% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were sourced from La Consulta in the Uco Valley and the wine matured for 12 months in French oak barrels (40% new), which had a great influence on the wine, mainly in the palate where you get the wood tannins and the sweet spices in the flavors. It needs more time in bottle. For fans of oaky reds. 30,000 bottles.
Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate, 28th Aug 2015

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The nose of smoky bacon on the 2013 Chento Malbec Vineyard Selection transported me to the Rhône, but it has no Syrah, as it's Malbec with 10% Cabernet Franc. The grapes were sourced from La Consulta in the Uco Valley and the wine matured for 12 months in French oak barrels (40% new), which had a great influence on the wine, mainly in the palate where you get the wood tannins and the sweet spices in the flavors. It needs more time in bottle. For fans of oaky reds. 30,000 bottles.
Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate, 28th Aug 2015
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Bodegas Cuarto Dominio

Bodegas Cuarto Dominio

Bodega Cuarto Dominio is an exciting new addition to our Argentina wine range. It is a joint project between two 4th generation members of renowned wine families, both of whom have been growing vines and making wine in Argentina for over 100 years. Javier Catena, winemaker, is Nicolás Catena’s nephew whilst Andres Blanchard comes from a long line of viticulturalists; his great grandfather from Savoy in France planted the first family vineyard in Maipu, Mendoza’s central valley, in 1911.

The bodega’s house style is one of freshness. They do not look for over-extraction or over-maturation of the grapes and prefer instead to produce concentrated but lifted, vibrant wines. This is due in part to their high altitude location (some vineyards over 900m) in La Consulta in the Uco Valley in Medoza and also to a small parcel of phenomenal old vine Cabernet Franc that goes into the wines. The production is small - only ten barrels a year are produced of the icon wine, the Bodega Cuarto Dominio Malbec. This is a producer to watch.
Catriona Felstead MW, New World Buyer, September 2015

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Mendoza

Mendoza

With its western borderline dominated by the Andes and its 146,000 hectares of vineyards representing 70% of the country’s wine production, Mendoza is Argentina’s biggest and most important wine-growing province.

Mendoza’s vineyards are a haven to Old World varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Tempranillo, Bonarda, Sangiovese, Barbera, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc. The province’s signature grape is Malbec

Mendoza still produces large amounts of inexpensive wine for domestic consumption, as well as grape concentrate, but the sub-region of Luján de Cuyo stands out with some lovely velvety Malbecs, while the cool, gravelly Maipú is best for Cabernet Sauvignon

The most exciting area in Mendoza for fine whites, however, is the Uco Valley, that has the highest vineyards, up to 1,200 metres above sea level. Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Chenin, Pinot Grigio and Torrontés fare particularly well in its cool climate. Its sub-region of Tupungato produces Argentina’s best Chardonnay.

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Malbec

Malbec

Known as Auxerrois in Cahors, Cot in the Loire and Malbeck in Argentina, this grape has undergone a mini renaissance in the last decade, largely fuelled by its success in South America. It used to be a staple component of the Bordeaux Blend, but it never recovered fully from the 1956 frosts and its plantings there have fallen by 75% as growers have replaced it with more fashionable, and crucially, more durable grapes.

It is still grown successfully in South West France where its most famous wine is Cahors. This wine used to be black as coal and tough as leather but improvements in viticultural and vinification techniques have led to riper, softer, more approachable wines that are now amongst the best of the region.

In Argentina it is widely grown and produces deep coloured wines with generous black fruit characteristics, balanced acidity and smooth tannins. It is either bottled on its own or as part of a Bordeaux blend. In Chile  it is the 3rd most widely planted grape after Pais and Cabernet Sauvignon and tends to produce firmer, more tannic wines than its Argentinian neighbours. In Chile it is often blended with Merlot and Petit Verdot.

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