Alamos Mendoza Malbec 2022 (Argentina)

Description

• French oak
• Blackberry
• Dried spice
• Complex

"A very enticing bouquet of dark plums and meaty blackberry fruits, spices of pepper and nut, dark rocky soil qualities and chocolate. Fruit and spice flavours mirror the bouquet accentuated by tannins and a youthful acid line. A nut and dried spices layer along with a gravelly mineral quality oak impacts build up to a wine of complexity and impact. Will be great with food and offers excellent drinking from 2024 through 2028+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Oct 2023

Alamos crafts quality wines from Argentina, offering the best of Mendoza’s high altitude vineyards at an incredible value. Alamos grapes are grown at the foothills of the Andes Mountains at elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 feet, where intense sunlight, cool evening temperatures and mineral-rich irrigation from mountain snowmelt translate to rich wines with intense flavor characteristics.

Tucked under the massive shoulders of the Andes Mountains in west central Argentina, the province of Mendoza is renowned for housing some of the best winegrowing regions of Argentina. The character of Mendoza wines is forged in high altitude desert vineyards irrigated by mineral-rich snowmelt from glaciers and snowfields. Altitudes range from 1,000 feet to around 5,000 feet, where the foothills rise steeply toward the Andes’ peaks. High altitude means cool temperatures and clear air, and clear air means more sunlight for building flavor in the grapes, helping to make Mendoza the source of Argentina’s well-earned reputation for top quality, unique wines.

The grapes for our Malbec were handpicked, destemmed, and crushed. Prior to fermentation, the must was cold soaked for 2 to 3 days. Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks for around 8 to 12 days at 26-29°C. Throughout fermentation, we used several pump-overs to extract color and flavor. After primary fermentation, this wine underwent malolactic fermentation to create a round mouthfeel before six to eight months of aging in French oak at a medium toast level.