Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaCanadian winemakers Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble are the owners of Versado Wines, home to a 3-hectare, high-elevation site in Mendoza with 1920s ungrafted malbec vines. The Reserva comes off the oldest vines, and is native fermented in concrete. In 2013, a warm-to-hot year, the fruit is fully ripe but more floral than sweet, with a strong mineral stony core that stretches it out along the palate. It's beginning to show signs of age, but it's mostly complexing, adding more to the depth of the wine. Ready to drink with roasted meats. I’m guessing the more recent organic versions will be another jump up in quality as they come to market.Tasted: 04 March 2021Tasted by: Prices:
Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaVersado is the Argentine project of Canadian winemaker couple Ann Sperling and Peter Gamble. An exhaustive 2 year search of more than 200 vineyards brought them to this special 3 hectare high elevation site in Mendoza, and its 1920s plantings of ungrafted malbec. This comes from those old vines, and was native fermented in concrete before a rest in wood. Plush and sumptuous on the full palate, with gobs of perfumed black plum, cassis, and fleshy dark cherry, with a swing of oxidation reflecting the warm vintage and age of this bottle. Tannins are ample, but well absorbed into the cushy fruit, all lofted with a buzzing limestone minerality, leaving a moreish salinity on the lingering finish. Drinking very well now.Tasted: 15 March 2021Tasted by: Prices:
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