La Mascota Malbec 750ml

La Mascota Malbec shows an intense purple red colour with ruby hues.

Aromas of black fruits, with plummy and white pepper notes. Sweet attack and full bodied tannins. Drinking temperature: 17°-19°C.

The Peñaflor Group has a history of making wine that spans well over a hundred years however Mascota Vineyards is a relatively new project. It started in 2010 with their long-standing winemaker Rodolfo Sadler as a project focused on two important terroirs for Mendoza: the historic heart of Maipú and the up-and-coming wine regions of the Uco Valley. It has grown quickly from its genesis to a wine production of two and a half million bottles a year and took home Argentine Wine Producer of the Year at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in 2014, just four years after its foundation.

Finca La Mascota, Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza. Deep and stony soil. Hand harvesting in plastic bins. Bunch selection. Destemming and crushing. Berry selection. Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel tanks for a minimum of 25 days at 23-25°C. Natural malolactic fermentation. 12 months aged in new French and American oak barrels. Filtering. Bottling. Alcohol: 14%. Total acidity: 5.50 g/L.

Tasting Note

Malbec produces a richer style of red wine with fruity aromas of black cherry, blueberry, powdered chocolate and violets. Agentinian Malbec is intensely fruity and feels soft, round and full-bodied.