With an average of 86 for red and 84 for whites, the top fifteen new vintage wines were tasted. Technical praised the quality of this year, despite the ongoing climate.
On Saturday September 20 at the House of the Founder in Mendoza, was carried on the nineteenth Assessment Harvest Wines Argentina, EVICO 2008 Organized by Bodegas de Argentina, together with the Association of Professionals in Enology and Food Argentina (APEAA ), College of Enology Don Bosco and the Faculty of Oenology at the University Juan Agustín Maza, this edition of EVICO had over 500 attendees who tasted the fifteen best wines of the new vintage. This year biometeorology classification of the grape harvest 2008 in relation to the characteristics of the wine showed a good year for wine color (10/15) and good for white wines (9/15). In total for the 2008 vintage a summation of 2,195 degree day, a product of 17,750 Heliothermic presented. There were 17 days with temperatures between 30-33ºC. An average temperature range of 11.4 ° and 210 millimeters of rain was recorded.
For this Evico about 150 samples were submitted nationwide. The overall rating for red wines the average score was 86 out of 100 of outstanding quality, while for white wines, the average score was 84 out of 100, indicating a very good quality. & Nbsp; Red wines accounted for 64% of the sample. Great wines with very good color intensity and hue, complex aroma and balanced mouth had remarked the evaluation committee president Andrea Di Silvestre. He added that white wines represented 32% of total samples. We noted technology applied as presented wines generally greenish, clean, easy to d drink and balanced harmonic tones. & Nbsp; The jury directed tasting consisted of Mario Lezcano, Jose Morales, Julia Rodriguez, Claudia Quina, Juan Carlos Chavero, Horacio Scataregia, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Villa, Roberto Morales, Juan Arizu, Daniel Ekkert, Graciela Reta, José Gómez, Gerardo Danitz Adriana Martinez and Lucas Mendoza. & nbsp; During the day four white wine (Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc and Torrontés Rioja) and 11 red wines (Tannat, Bonarda, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon. Malbec special wine) were tasted. Among the white wines were the best dotted the two samples of Sauvignon Blanc with 88 points, while red was rated the best Tannat annual consumer Agrelo wood, in Luján de Cuyo, which reached 90 points (score highest of all time). & nbsp; The first to open the tasting was Mr. Mario Lezcano, who touched him describe a Viognier from Tupungato. On wine technician said it is a variety that has few acres, but it is working very well, especially in the area of the Uco Valley in Mendoza. It is a very delicate wine. Each jury did its description as tasting progressed, however one of the main recurring themes was the fact the treatment of wines and the care with which they had been carried out, despite the weather misadventures of the year. Author: María Soledad Gonzalez. Area Wine, Editec SRL
