Penedo Borges - Finca Don Otaviano

Malbec Gran Reserva 2007

Elaboração

Harvest: handpicked in the first week of April, 2007.
Maceration: 24 days of cold maceration.
Fermentation: developed at temperatures between 25 and 28° C during 10 days.
Time in barrel: 12 months in French and America oak barrels, 100%.
Filtration: light filtration after the stabilization process before bottling.
Guard: 12 months in corked bottles, first class cork, at 14° C.
Grape and blend composition: 85% Malbec grapes, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Shiraz.
Place: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
Altitude:950 m above sea level.

Análise química

Alcohol content: 14,5%
Residual sugar: 2,72 g/l
Total acidity: 4,80 g/l
pH: 3,55

Tasting notes

Intense colour with red reflexes, high smelling intensity, predominance of plum, raisins and dry figs, ending vanilla, mulberries and black currant. Velvety in mouth, subtle and elegant oak taste, voluminous and long ending.

Matches with roast kid or lamb, stewed rabbit, duck breast, roast stuffed meat, stewed calf, mature cheese.