Tuesday 12 October 2010

TN : Renacer 2007, Bodega Renacer, Mendoza, Argentina


This wine is 100% Malbec. The grapes come from the Uco Valley and Lujan de Cuyo. The vineyards are more than 50 years old with yield of less than four tonnes per hectacre. All the grapes were handharvested into 17 Kg boxes. The must underwent an 11 day maceration at 8 degrees. Alcoholic fermentation was done using native yeasts and lasted 17 days in new French oak barriques. Malolactic fermentation was in new French oak barriques. The wine was aged for 24 months in new French oak. The finished wine was aged for 6 months in bottle before release.

The winemakers were Alberto Antonini and Pablo Profili. The pH is 3.6, residual sugar is 2.3 grammes per litre, and the total acidity is 5.9 grammes per litre. Only 5,005 bottles were produced.



This wine received 94 points from The Wine Advocate.

Colour : Deep purple

Aroma : Oaky, blackberry, vanilla, soy sauce, violets

Taste : Blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, polished oak

Alcohol : 15%

Price : 299 SEK

Mark : B+

Website : Bodega Renacer
Website : The Wineagency AB

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Could you please explain your scoring system?
/me

Bodega Renacer said...

Thanks for the review! Have you tasted our Punto Final Reserva or the Enamore?

ANDY CHEESE said...

Yes, I have tasted the Enamore and it is a very good wine http://winesweden.blogspot.com/2008/06/tn-enamore-2006-allegrini-bodegas-y.html

ANDY CHEESE said...

The scoring system is based upon the grade system used in UK Schools in the same way as the USA 100 points system comes from the USA academic system though in this case the 100 points system only seems to be a 50 point system.

I have added a description to the right side of the blog.

Hill said...

The scoring system is based upon the grade system used in UK Schools in the same way as the USA 100 points system comes from the USA academic system though in this case the 100 points system only seems to be a 50 point system. I have added a description to the right side of the blog.