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16¾/20
Trapiche Tres 14 2011
Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, Tunuyán, Central Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaTres 14 may seem a strange name for a premium, high-altitude, old-vine malbec from Vista Flores in the Uco Valley. That is, until you realize that Trapiche head winemaker, Daniel Pi's last name is the same as 3.14, which written out = tres 14. Memorable, yeah? Just like the wine made from own-rooted, 20+ year old vines, planted 1000m up on clay and silty soils. This is a very small lot (garage series) wine that was fermented and aged in second-use French and American oak for nine months. Potent and perfumed wild blackberry, plum laced with heady violets on a silken palate bounded with a stony grip. The wood is eaten up by the fruit, leaving a lingering dose of saltiness and light wood spicing on the finish. Drinking very well now, but will continue to age effortlessly for a few years.Tasted: 04 November 2017Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $44.97 | 750ml | BCLS |
Grape: MalbecCSPC: 664524UPC: 7790240095746
