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Pulenta Estate X Gran Malbec 2020
Pulenta Estate X Gran Malbec 2020
- Grape 100% Malbec
- Country Argentina
- Region Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza
- ABV 14.5 %
- Producer Pulenta Estate
- Case size 6/ 75cl
- Intense and dark violet color with a surprising sheen. Aromas of red fruits, strawberries, and some cherries. subtle notes of flowers like violets and lilacs. also some aromas of vanilla and delicate toasted aromas brought by its passage through the oak. In the mouth, it is a complex wine with personality, good structure, and an extremely pleasant ending
- 94 pts Tim Atkin
- 95 pts James Suckling
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Robert Parker 91 ptsVinomanos 93 pts
The grapes were hand-sorted and selected in the winery before undergoing a four-day cold maceration at 9’, followed by fermentation with 21 days of maceration in small stainless-steel tanks, concrete vats, and oak barrels, with spontaneous malolactic fermentation occurring in the barrel. This was followed by 19 months(aging in French oak barrels 40 new, 20 second use, 40 third use.
’Combining both intensity and freshness with aplomb, the 8ran Malbec is redolent with bright cherry fruit and floral complexity on the nose, followed by ripe plums, vanilla, and toasty oak on the palate. The silky tannins unfold through the mid-palate, leading to a bold and lengthy finish
Country | Argentina |
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Vintage | 2020 |
Bottles Per Case | 6 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | Yes |
Winery | The grapes come from a high altitude vineyard planted in 8ualtallary, Tupungato in 2009, as well as the Don Antonio vineyard planted in 1981. The grapes were harvested by hand |