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Alpasion Grand Malbec, Mendoza

Grapes grown in the high, Uco Valley sub-region of Mendoza are employed to make this robust full-bodied Malbec. The hand-harvested grapes are fermented whole in small concrete vats using indigenous yeast and the wine is moved through the winery by gravity flow: no pumps are used to move the wine. After a 15 day maceration and the malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged for 10 months in new French oak Bordeaux barrels, no filtration is carried out prior to bottling. Full-flavoured, with a classic Malbec palate, plenty of pure, ripe, red and black fruit aromas, backed with notes of vanilla and smoke, it shows a good balance between fresh acidity and supple, silky tannins. The label features the fingerprints and signatures of all the owners.

Product code: 37238

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Alpasion Grand Malbec, Mendoza

Details

Type: Red
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Vintage: 2016
Primary grape: Malbec
Bottle size: 75cl
List price: £17.94
Code: 37238

Expression

Spicy, peppery, warming reds

Brie de Meaux, creamy blue cheeses e.g. cambozola. Emmenthal, Cheshire. Mature hard cheeses e.g. Cheddar. Munster
Black pepper, cloves, coriander, fennel, ginger, nutmeg, paprika, rosemary, thyme
Seared, grilled, roasted, braised game: boar, duck, goose, grouse, pheasant, venison. Beef, lamb, sausages
BBQ, bolognese, creambased sauces, lasagna, pepper or chilli sauces to turn up the heat
Spicy wine intensifies heat with Mexican mole, Tex-Mex or dishes with chipotle peppers, chilli con carne.
Spicy salads that support meat or spices e.g. red pepper, black bean and sweetcorn. Stuffed aubergine

About the Wine

Malbec

Mahl-bek

Malbec is a deeply coloured, intense and tannic, but fruity red. Since Argentina has almost taken it on as its own, it's grown increasingly in popularity. Typically Malbec has flavour characteristics of baked plums, black cherry, violets, sweet spice and sometimes coffee.

Flavours:

Blackberry
Cocoa
Red Plum
Tobacco
Vanilla

The Country

Argentina

Blessed with outstanding natural diversity, as well as a real desire to put sustainability at the heart of their winemaking, Argentia remains a committed and naturally exciting wine producing country.

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