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Trapiche Iscay Malbec Cabernet Franc 2011
Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaThis wine was the first started by winemaker Sergio Case when he joined Trapiche 18 years ago. It is 65/35 blend of malbec/cabernet franc from their vineyards in Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, and in Altamira, Uco Valley. Biscay was intended to be an elegant, "European style" red, and I reckon they've succeeded. Destemmed fruit is fermented in small concrete vats it spends a year in new French oak before the blend, and then back to barrel for an additional six months and into bottle for two years. This savoury wine is very fine and precise, with lifted and direct minerality that runs through the spicy finish. Wild plum, herbal cassis, bittersweet dark chocolate, thorns and a fine wash of dark violets fill the palate, finishing with lingering orange pith.Tasted: 04 November 2017Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $53.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| NS | $47.35 | 750ml |
Blend: Malbec - Cabernet FrancCSPC: 768598UPC: 7790240023596
