Tuesday 30 March 2010

TN : Achaval-Ferrer Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina


10000 twelve bottles cases were produced. This wine is bottled without fining or filtering, on 9th February 2009. The pH is 3.5, the Total Acidity is 6.37, the Volatile Acidity is 0.62, Total SO2 is 46 miligrammes per litre, and Residual Sugar is 1.40 grammes per litre. The wine is 100% Malbec from long term lease contracts in different districts such as Mayor Drummond, La Consulta and Medrano. The three properties are, as traditional in Mendoza, irrigated by furrow. In all vineyards the average yield was 5,500 kilos per hectare (around 33 hectolitres per hectare). The wine was aged during 9 months in French oak barrels.



This wine was imported by Divine AB.

Colour : Dark red, blue hues

Aroma : Violets, savoury notes, plums, herbs, blueberry

Taste : Lean, oak, violets, herbs, plums, blueberry

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 179 SEK

Mark : C

Website : Achaval-Ferrer Winery
Website : Divine AB

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