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Piedra Negra Malbec La Martina
Item number: 006 201
Name: Piedra Negra Malbec La Martina
Region: Argentina - Mendoza
Producer: Bodega Lurton
Grapes: 100% Malbec
Climate: In Argentina, around 2006 a good vintage, the densely concentrated red wines with intense color produces. Heat and dryness on the day, alternating with cool nights allow the grapes to ripen beautifully, while at the same time keep a good level of juicy acidity, ideal conditions for aromatic, deep, balanced wines.
Color: red
Maturity: enjoy and storable
Description: Color: Deep cherry red with purple highlights Nose: attractive, spicy-fruity bouquet of dark berries (blueberries, black currants, mulberries), black cherries and warm spices (nutmeg, clove), the maturity highlighted in French oak, these aromas with hints of vanilla, mild tobacco, toasted bread and hints of coffee flavors: the palate is medium-bodied, juicy, elegant, concentrated and dense with clearly structured tannins, harmonious and balanced, with some excellent length, in the finale, a delicious mix of aromas of violets and felt in alcohol pickled berries
Serving suggestions: delicate tastes wonderful to Bayonne ham, grilled lamb skewers, chili con carne stew of wild boar, spicy pasta dishes and mature cheeses
Serving temperature: 18.00 ° C
Analytical Data: Alcohol content: 14.00%
Residual sugar: 2.60 g / l
Acid: 3.40 g / l
open 2 hours before
stored for up to (at least): about 10 to 12 years
Manufacturing: The Piedra Negra Malbec for matures in around 1100 meters altitude in Chacayes-Weinberg Bodegas Lurton (Vista Flores). With short pruning in late winter, the natural vigor of the vine is tamed. In summer, supports a specific Green reading the maturity and aromatic concentration of the remaining grapes on the vine. By repeatedly tasting the grapes, the optimal harvest date is determined. All grapes are harvested by hand in small 20-kg Lesekistchen brought into the winery and this also by hand-picked to vibrating sorting tables. The selected grapes are now first three days of cold (8 ° C), crushed and then fermented with natural yeasts at controlled temperatures (26 ° C) in coated concrete tanks. After fermentation, the wines remain two more weeks on the skins to extract the skins color, flavors and soft tannins, and are finally out for 18 months in French oak barrels for one year maturity.
General: Although he is originally from the south-west France, Malbec has long been the red grape of Argentina. In his adopted country at the foot of the Andes offer soil and climate conditions ideal for growth and maturity in order to create more powerful and concentrated aromatic Malbec wines of rich, deep color.
Bottle size: 0,75 l
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