Details

  • Type: Red
  • Country: Argentina
  • Region: Mendoza
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Producer: Jose Zuccardi
  • Primary grape: Malbec
  • Secondary grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Bottle size: 75cl
  • Pack size: 75 cl x 6
  • Code: 38475

About the Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

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A full bodied and powerful grape variety with a lot of tannin. It ages very well and like Merlot is bottled as a single varietal or used to give blended wines ‘backbone’ structure and longevity. Classic flavour characteristics include blackcurrant, black cherry, green pepper, chocolate and cedar wood.

Flavours:

  • Black Cherry Black Cherry
  • Black Currant Black Currant
  • Cedar Cedar
  • Chocolate Chocolate
  • Green Peppercorn Green Peppercorn

Malbec

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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 Blackberry
  • Cocoa Cocoa
  • Red Plum Red Plum
  • Tobacco Tobacco
  • Vanilla Vanilla

The Country

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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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