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Finca Suarez, Malbec de Parcela 2019

£32.00

  • Type:

    Red

  • Grape:

    Malbec

  • Country:

    Argentina

  • Region:

    Mendoza

  • Vegan:

    Yes

  • Area:

    Paraje Altamira

  • Organic:

    Yes

  • ABV:

    14%

  • Winemaker:

    Juanfa Suarez

  • Bottle Size:

    75cl

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Description

Highly terroir-specific on the nose with wafts of almond, lavender, dried flowers and a deep, cool black fruit compote. The concentration, texture and balance in the wine are sublime. Pair with a rich steak dish.

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  • Producer
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Coming from small organically farmed plots where rigorous selection processes before fermentation in concrete vats with indigenous yeast. The wine is allowed to go through full malolactic and aged in French Oak for 12 months, 10% of which is new. 

The Suarez family connection with Paraje Altamira goes way back. Juanfa Suarez' great grandfather, Leopoldo, bought the finca in 1920 and established an experimental winery for varietal micro-vinifications. He found that his wines lacked natural acidity (probably as a result of his interpretation of ripeness as much as anything) and he chose not to plant widely, but he did see the huge potential of the Uco Valley and its calcareous soils way back then.

Leopoldo's son started planting in earnest in the 1960s and made good quality bulk wine for the domestic market, but the economic crisis that ensued commoditised wine in a way that made it commercially non-viable and he was forced to plant apples, pears and other fruits instead.

The finca stayed in family hands and Juanfa's father finally returned the land to vines in the 1990s, initially just to sell the grapes. Today, most of the fruit (around 80%) is sold to other producers and Juanfa uses his best plots to make his own wines. His first vintage was 2013 and in a short space of time his wines have emerged as being really rather special. Adjacent to the finca you will see Zuccardi's spectacular new winery, situated in the very same special terroir. Juanfa's operation is somewhat more 'simple' by contrast. That's just how they like it.

 

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