LiQuery - Salentein Reserve Malbec

SALENTEIN RESERVE MALBEC

Item:	640854
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	VINTAGES
Release Date:	2022-07-16
Producer:	Bodega Salentein, S.A.
Location:	Argentina - Mendoza
Price:	$17.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Smooth
Alcohol:	14.5%
Varietal:	Malbec
Sugar Code:	- (5.0 g/L)
Rating:	90
Total Inventory:	1145 vs. on
Cellar:	2018
Glass Style:	Shiraz/Syrah Purchase Glass

Description
This is sourced from vineyards, located at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,700 metres, in which the grapes enjoy excellent sunshine and cool temperatures that allow them to ripen evenly and fully. Salentein seeks to craft a wine that will exhibit tremendous purity of fruit, and maintain the freshness and crispness provided by the high altitude. You can expect this 2014 example to be a fruit-driven delight. Tim Atkin, MW awarded this wine a rating of 92 points in his 2016 Argentina Report.

Description

This is sourced from vineyards, located at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,700 metres, in which the grapes enjoy excellent sunshine and cool temperatures that allow them to ripen evenly and fully. Salentein seeks to craft a wine that will exhibit tremendous purity of fruit, and maintain the freshness and crispness provided by the high altitude. You can expect this 2014 example to be a fruit-driven delight. Tim Atkin, MW awarded this wine a rating of 92 points in his 2016 Argentina Report.

Tasting Notes
The first of six Malbecs I tasted was the 2015 Malbec Reserva, which is also labelled Reserve Malbec and as Barrel Selection in Europe Barrel. It is produced with grapes grown at their El Oasis and La Pampa vineyards in Valle de Uco that fermented destemmed in stainless steel vats and matured in oak barrels for 12 months. This is a very aromatic, floral and showy Malbec, very fruit-driven, where they search for freshness and use mostly neutral barrels trying to show the character of the Valle de Uco. The palate is silky, with a fine texture and sweet, round tannins, very fresh, even with a minty nose. They produce over one million bottles of this wine in multiple bottling lots from the same blend. Drink Date: 2016-2018. Score - 90. (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2016 )

Tasting Notes