In an article published last week on its website, but also in the Financial Times, the voice heard by most UK consumers, Jancis Robinson, spread praise for the Argentine Malbec. What local brands were the most benefit from your comments.
A lime and sand. Jancis Robinson, criticism number one wine in the UK, put 17 and 18 points (out of a total of 20 points) to a few Argentine Malbec. He said that this varietal shines on everyone in a note published in the Financial Times. However, in an exclusive interview with DaDV, Robinson said that before the crisis of global markets, Malbec (and all other varietal argentos) misses how Argentine wines would perform better or worse than wines from other countries. In fact I do not see much difference in prices in relation to wines of Southern France, Spain and Chile, to name just a few. But he praised the promotion being done by Argentina, especially in the UK where, according to Robinson wine promotion in Britain is admirably focused and carried out by people who care about wine and know a lot about him. As for the jewelry found among the wines tasted, she spent a list of wines 18 points, among which are wines from wineries like Noemía, Catena Zapata, and Achával Ferrer. It’s hard to overstate how much Argentine wines have changed in recent years a recent tasting of nearly 100 of the finest wines in the country suggests that many of the most ambitious winemakers are consciously towards finding more finesse in his wines. & Nbsp;
The key to this has been a marked increased planting of vines in the Andean foothills, and more and more to the south, away from Ecuador trend. In the south, the Argentina Patagonia with its subregion, Black River, is now a wine-producing region with law. And a significant proportion of Argentine vineyards are now at over 1,000 m above sea level & nbsp; Praise for Malbec Malbec, which disappoints elsewhere, has become the acknowledged king of the Argentine wine scene. Catena can now persuade its joint venture partner, Baron Eric de Rothschild of Chateau Lafite, its merits, but it was only recently that the Catena himself favored the Cabernet Sauvignon of Bordeaux more than the Malbec, more easily associated with Cahors in France. In 1980 and 1990 the ubiquitous Malbec was despised, but now correctly valued as offering a vibrant, unique and yet disturbing expression of Argentine sun light, says Robinson in his note.
He adds that Malbec also mature in the bottle much faster than Cabernet Sauvignon – is much lower in hard tannins, although it is much higher in dyestuffs. In the old days, Argentine Malbec were typically made in the image of Bordeaux, or Spanish or Italian wines red with emphasis on mass and chew. Today, more and more winemakers are aiming for more Burgundy, scented and sensuous, often with more judicious use of oak barrels. A good example Argentine Malbec 2006 Regular Mendel Robinson ensures a fair price – retailing at around £ 14 (a difference of £ 21 Mendel Unus bottling, with more presence of oak), has a rich and sumptuous nose and then a fine fragrance, a strong suggestion of brambles, excellent and refreshing acidity, less than 14 percent alcohol, and promise to be a voluptuous wine over the next three years or less. What not like Robinson finished giving 17.5 Scoring 20 points to 16 wines, and a score of 18 out of 20 – that she is a very high score indeed seven wines (see separate article). A significant proportion of the fruit that went into these wines grown in vineyards that are at least 50 years of age, and therefore capable of producing a highly concentrated juice and interesting. However, until ripe newer, cooler regions of the vines is expected to produce wines of greater finesse than the older vines in the traditional warm regions of lower altitude explains.
The only exception is Nicolas Catena Zapata, which is based on Cabernet Sauvignon. The remaining 18 wines on your score result be Malbec. But, of course, is not just Malbec Argentina she adds. In fact, not only red wine. It has its own scented white wine grape Torrontés, a descendant of Muscat, which in its best incarnations – Colome Torrontes 2007 Salta would substitute a smart Condrieu Nord Vallée du Rhône.
Among the wines to praise in Argentina also has the Chardonnay, which can be uncannily good. The winemaker Paul Hobbs, whose American Chardonnay usually get awesome prices is an old Argentine ally, and argues that, although the exact origin of Argentine Chardonnay remains obscure, is the stony soil which prints success. His former employer, Nicolas Catena argues that the altitude is the key to the quality of Chardonnay in Argentina. & Nbsp; There is still much to discover in the country that dominates the wine production in South America – which is presumably part of its charm for all French wine producers, Spaniards, Italians and Australians who have moved there. The president of Wines of Argentina, Susana Balbo, by winery owners who leave the business completely in less than five years is concerned. “Part of the reason is that their business plan was flawed in the first, but we also found that they were doing a bad style of wines,” he says. Wines that are too rustic. Growth in Argentina is in mid-priced wines and real balance, “concludes the note. Wines Jancis Two wines from Bodega Catena Zapata were among the seven most critically acclaimed of England, Jancis Robinson. Wines with good scores winery were Nicolás Catena Zapata Catena Zapata 2005 Mendoza, Argentina Malbec 2005 Mendoza. Indeed, in his note on several occasions, Robinson names his good friend Nicolas Catena, and his taste for science and research. winemaker winery, Alejandro Vigil, says the secret to high scores, and consumer acceptance, is in the production of its wines. they are wines that come out of balanced vineyards, grapes plant per plant are selected, seeking the best our concept of equilibrium as loading and canopy. batches use -Catena Zapata Lot- are those vinifying come year after year and we always get exceptional qualities, says Vigil. regarding vinification says these barrels are made in horizontal and vertical at temperature 20-24C. It works only with the sinking of the hat by hand, trying a slow but efficient extraction. No bleeding is done. For the production of this wine is vinified exactly five times more volume which then selected the best barrels. Aging between 18 and 26 months depending on the concentration year ago. In all, Vigil seeks harmony of flavors no matter whether they are consumers in the United States, United Kingdom and Argentina, everyone likes. Whenever we talk about the difference in taste. We think it is a myth. Consumers want drinkable wines, concentrated with respect to the origin, we all want to drink something that brings us pleasure and be healthy. Vigil believes that Robinson columns are the thermometer of English consumer, and position the end of Argentine Malbec wine in particular, in that market The rest of the wines earned outstanding scores are Achával Ferrer Finca Mirador 2006 Mendoza, Noemia, J . Alberto Rio 2007 Rio 2006 Black Black Noemía, Dona Paula, Micro Terroir Malbec 2006 Mendoza and Poetry 2006 Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza.
